The Uncrowned Nation a Discourse Commemorative of the Death of Abraham Lincoln
The Uncrowned Nation a Discourse Commemorative of the Death of Abraham Lincoln
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Then as in daily succession, the tidings came to us of the arniy of the vanquished, dwindling in its flight, and at last surrendering and disbanding, our enthusiasm by its protracted exercise became spent, and subsided from open demonstration into calm and deep satis- faction. In such a frame the news fell upon us, sharp and rending as the lightning which bore it, that he on whom our national confidence was resting as never before, and whom we were becoming willing to trust in the perplexities ...of admin- "istration, — our President was dead, — dead by tlie hand of villainous assassination. Men told it to others, with awe- struck faces, tearful eyes, quivering lips, and choking utterance. They had not heart to go on in their pursuits. Sorrow and wrath, such as abhorent crime always arouses in the human breast, took strong hold of them. Gloom and despondency beclouded every countenance, and entered into every home. The contrast was complete. "The joy of our heart was ceased ; our dance was turned into mourning ; the crown was fallen from our head.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Then as in daily succession, the tidings came to us of the arniy of the vanquished, dwindling in its flight, and at last surrendering and disbanding, our enthusiasm by its protracted exercise became spent, and subsided from open demonstration into calm and deep satis- faction. In such a frame the news fell upon us, sharp and rending as the lightning which bore it, that he on whom our national confidence was resting as never before, and whom we were becoming willing to trust in the perplexities ...of admin- "istration, — our President was dead, — dead by tlie hand of villainous assassination. Men told it to others, with awe- struck faces, tearful eyes, quivering lips, and choking utterance. They had not heart to go on in their pursuits. Sorrow and wrath, such as abhorent crime always arouses in the human breast, took strong hold of them. Gloom and despondency beclouded every countenance, and entered into every home. The contrast was complete. "The joy of our heart was ceased ; our dance was turned into mourning ; the crown was fallen from our head.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Edwin a Edwin Adolphus Bulkley to read onlineMoreLess
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