Title
"Abraham Lincoln"
Subject
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Presidents--Assassination
Condolence notes
Poetry
Creator
Robert Leighton
Source
Record Group 59: General Records of the Department of State, 1763-2002, Entry 177: Foreign Messages on the Death of Abraham Lincoln, 1865, National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD
Publisher
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Date
1865-XX-XX
Format
pdf
Language
eng
Identifier
RG59E177-225
Coverage
53.4167, -3.0000
Liverpool
England
United Kingdom
Has Version
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, Late President of the United States of America, and the Attempted Assassination of William H. Seward, Secretary of State (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1866), 258.
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, Late President of the United States of America, and the Attempted Assassination of William H. Seward, Secretary of State (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1867), 339.
Transcription
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
“Sic semper tyrannis!” the assassin cried,
As Lincoln fell. O villian! who than he
More lived to set both slave and tyrant free?
Or so enrapt with plans of freedom died,
That even thy treacherous deed shall glance aside
And do the dead man’s will by land and sea;
Win bloodless battles, and make that to be
Which to his living mandate was denied!
Peace to that gentle heart! The peace he sought
For all mankind, nor for it dies in vain.
Rest to the uncrowned king, who, toiling, brought
His bleeding country through that dreadful reign;
Who, living, earn’d a world’s revering thought,
And, dying, leaves his name without a stain.
ROBERT LEIGHTON, of Liverpool.
Status
Complete
Percent Completed
100
Weight
20
Original Format
paper and ink
1 p.
10x17.75 cm