...other, like surge upon surge. Tis the wink of an eye, 'tis the draught of a hreath, From the hlossom of health to the paleness of death, From the gilded saloon to the hier and the shroud, Oh! why should the spirit of mortal he proud? HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW (1807-1882)...

...tear, and the song, and the dirge, Still follow each other like surge upon surge — Tis the wink of an eye, tis the draught of a breath From the blossom...From the gilded saloon to the bier and the shroud — O why should the spirit of mortal be proud?" Intended by the poet as a recapitulation of the third...

...Knox's poem, fourteen stanzas of four lines each, open and close with these words: Tis the wink of an eye, 'tis the draught of a breath, From the blossom...of health to the paleness of death, From the gilded salon to the bier and the shroud, — Oh, why should the spirit of mortal be proud?263 At the center...

...stream, we feel the same sun. And run the same course that our fathers have run. Tis the wink of an eye— 'tis the draught of a breath— From the blossom...Oh, why should the spirit of mortal be proud? The poem, Lincoln told a visitor to the White House, was "continually present" with him. The fact of the...

...foolish, the guilty and just, Have quietly mingled their bones in the dust. . . . 'Tis the wink of an eye. 'tis the draught of a breath. From the blossom...the shroud — Oh. why should the spirit of mortal be proud? Perhaps it is too obvious to observe that, in an era of sound bites, polldriven politicians,...

...lightning — a break of the wave. He passeth from life to his rest in the grave. . . . "Tis the wink of an eye, tis the draught of a breath From the blossom...From the gilded saloon to the bier and the shroud — O why sould the spirit of mortal be proud? The death of old friends, of family, of his youth were...

...scripture and telling him of God's plan that involved much suffering and death.5 "Tis the wink of an eye; 'tis the draught of a breath. From the blossom of health to the paleness of death." These words from a poem by William Knox attracted the adult Lincoln in a haunting, mysterious way....

...the point the poem makes? Why do you think Lincoln thought so much of this poem? 'Tis ihe wink of an eye, 'tis the draught of a breath — From the blossom...and the shroud; Oh! Why should the spirit of mortal be proud? things. Lincoln tried to be flexible and look at each problem separately. When he spoke on...

...the tear, the song and the dirge, Still follow each other, like surge upon surge. 'Tis the wink of an eye - 'tis the draught of a breath From the blossom...and the shroud Oh, why should the spirit of mortal be proud? When Edwin Stanton received word from Gideon Welles that the Mayflower Two had arrived, he...

...started; Davis Kentucky Voices Lincoln's favorite poem was written by William Knox. 'Tis the wink of an eye, 'tis the draught of a breath — From the blossom...and the shroud; Oh! Why should the spirit of mortal be proud? would lead the Confederate side. These two men were presidents of opposing sides, but their...