...history of the American people in his time," emphasizing the achieved eloquence Waldo had only promised. Step by step he walked before them; slow with their...thought of their minds articulated by his tongue. Nevertheless, Lincoln's death seemed to Emerson a true fatality, a providential result that stood for...

...temper, his fertile council, his humanity, he stood an heroic figure in the centre of an heroic epoch. He is' the true history of the American people in...thought of their minds articulated by his tongue. Adam Smith remarks that the axe, which, in Houbraken's portraits of British kings and worthies, is...

...hour of chastisement, of suffering, and of struggle. In the striking epitome of Mr. Emerson, 'He was the true history of the American people in his time....thought of their minds articulated by his tongue." Mr. Roosevelt is at least different, and the difference marks the contrast between the moral and the...

...stood a heroic figure in the centre of a heroic epoch. He is the true history of the American people of his time. Step by step he walked before them; slow...thought of their minds articulated by his tongue. QUESTIONS AND EXERCISES 1. What was Lincoln's attitude toward the South? Name instances showing his...

...the true history of the American people in his time; the true representative of this continent — father of his country, the pulse of twenty millions...thought of their minds articulated by his tongue." — Ralph Waldo Emerson. "This man will stand out in the traditions of his country and the world as...