Lincoln the Great Commoner

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And so he came from the prairie cabin to the Capitol One fair ideal led our chieftain on He built the rail pile as he built the State The conscience testing every stroke To make his deed the measure of the man... So came our Captain with the mighty heart; And when the step of earthquake shook the house Wrenching rafters from their ancient hold He hеld the ridge-pole up And spikеd again the rafters of the Home.... He held his place ... He held the long purpose like a growing tree Held on thro' blame and faltered not at praise And when he fell in whirlwind He went down as when a Kingly cedar green with boughs Goes down with a great shout, upon the hills!