The Heart of Lincoln : the Soul of the Man As Revealed in Story And Anecdote C.1
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When self-appointed delegations came to pro- test against this or to urge that, the kindness of his heart always rescued the situation with a story.
And those stories! The sympathy in them was exquisite. Instead of hid- ing a sting they were full of balm and the oil of gladness for the smarts and wounds of his listeners. Men some- times scoffed because Lincoln laughed while relating them. But he did not 65 THE HEART OF LINCOLN laugh at his stories so much as with his hearers, from the pure joy ...of giving pleasure. If ever there was "a face illumined" by the glowing heart behind it, it was Abraham Lincoln's. That is why a woman left him one day, exclaim- ing: "They say 'Mr. Lincoln's an ugly man.' It's a wicked lie — I think he has the loveliest face I ever saw!" It may have been "homely," but Mr.
Lincoln's face was never "ugly." It often shone "like the face of an angel," for his fervent sympathy made him hke an angel of light to many a breaking heart.
It was his heart that prompted the Emancipation Proclamation long be- fore it was promulgated — but his head held it back until the fullness of the time was come.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
When self-appointed delegations came to pro- test against this or to urge that, the kindness of his heart always rescued the situation with a story.
And those stories! The sympathy in them was exquisite. Instead of hid- ing a sting they were full of balm and the oil of gladness for the smarts and wounds of his listeners. Men some- times scoffed because Lincoln laughed while relating them. But he did not 65 THE HEART OF LINCOLN laugh at his stories so much as with his hearers, from the pure joy ...of giving pleasure. If ever there was "a face illumined" by the glowing heart behind it, it was Abraham Lincoln's. That is why a woman left him one day, exclaim- ing: "They say 'Mr. Lincoln's an ugly man.' It's a wicked lie — I think he has the loveliest face I ever saw!" It may have been "homely," but Mr.
Lincoln's face was never "ugly." It often shone "like the face of an angel," for his fervent sympathy made him hke an angel of light to many a breaking heart.
It was his heart that prompted the Emancipation Proclamation long be- fore it was promulgated — but his head held it back until the fullness of the time was come.
What to read after The Heart of Lincoln : the Soul of the Man As Revealed in Story And Anecdote C.1?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Whipple, Wayne, 1856-1942 to read onlineMoreLess
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