Friday, February 12, 2016

"Abraham Lincoln, Born Feb. 12, 1809" by Walt Whitman

ABRAHAM LINCOLN, BORN FEB. 12, 1809
by Walt Whitman

Publish'd Feb. 12, 1888

To-day, from each and all, a breath of prayer -- a pulse of thought,
To memory of Him -- to birth of Him.


Source: Leaves of Grass (1892) by Walt Whitman, 1819-1892


Abraham Lincoln.1809-1865
Sixteenth president of the United States (1861-1865)
(Photo by Alexander Gardner)

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