 | George G. Evans - 1892 - 296 oldal
...HAY.) FAVORITE POEMS OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN. OH! WHY SHOULD THE SPIRIT OF MORTAL BE PROUD f OH ! why should the spirit of mortal be proud ? Like a swift-fleeting...A flash of the lightning, a break of the wave, Man passeth from life to his rest in the grave. The leaves of the oak and the willow shall fade, Be scattered... | |
 | Edwin Markham - 1927 - 402 oldal
...great deal to know who wrote it, but have never been able to ascertain." He was told, in 1864. OH, why should the spirit of mortal be proud? Like a swift-fleeting...wave, Man passes from life to his rest in the grave. The leaves of the oak and the willow shall fade, Be scattered around and together be laid; And the... | |
 | Carl Sandburg - 1926 - 528 oldal
...write so fine a piece as I think that is. Neither do I know who is the author." The poem read: Oh, why should the spirit of mortal be proud? Like a swift-fleeting...cloud, A flash of the lightning, a break of the wave, He passes from life to his rest in the grave. The leaves of the oak and the willow shall fade, Be scattered... | |
 | William Gardiner - 1927 - 328 oldal
...Be Done." Copyright, 1921, Geo. Sully & Company. WHY SHOULD THE SPIRIT OF MORTAL BE PROUD! Oh! why should the spirit of mortal be proud ?— Like a swift-fleeting...cloud, A flash of the lightning, a break of the wave, He passeth from life to his rest in the grave. The leaves of the oak and the willow shall fade, Be... | |
 | 1927 - 490 oldal
...Why Should the Spirit of Mortal be Proud? (WeU-knovm as a favorite poem of President Lincoln) OH! why should the spirit of mortal be proud? Like a swift-fleeting...cloud, A flash of the lightning, a break of the wave, He passes from life to his rest in the grave. The leaves of the oak and the willow shall fade, Be scattered... | |
 | Caroline Miles Hill - 1928 - 888 oldal
...SPIRIT OF MORTAL BE PROUD? WILLIAM KNOX O why should the spirit of mortal be proud? Like swift-flitting meteor, a fast-flying cloud, A flash of the lightning, a break of the wave, He passeth from life to his rest in the grave. The leaves of the oak and the willow shall fade, Be... | |
 | United States. Congress House - 1930 - 84 oldal
...witness his funeral at his home in Georgia. He was called in the very midst of his best efforts. Oh, why should the spirit of mortal be proud? Like a swift-fleeting...wave, Man passes from life to his rest in the grave. The leaves of the oak and the willow shall fade, Be scattered around, and together be laid; As the... | |
 | Medical Association of the State of Alabama - 1900 - 586 oldal
...Alabama: "Oh, why should the spirit of mortal be proud? Like a swift fleeting meteor, a fast flying cloud, A flash of the lightning, a break of the wave, Man passeth from life, to rest in the grave. " 'Tis the wink of an eye, the draught of a breath, From the... | |
 | United States. 75th Cong., 3d sess., 1938. House, United States. Congress House - 1938 - 84 oldal
...he was one of us on this earth: Oh, why should the spirit of mortal be proud? Like a fast-fleeting meteor, a fast-flying cloud, A flash of the lightning, a break of the wave, He passes from life to his rest In the grave. The leaves of the oak and the willow shall fade, Be scattered... | |
 | United States. 75th Cong., 3d sess., 1938. House, United States. Congress House - 1938 - 88 oldal
...he was one of us on this earth: Oh, why should the spirit of mortal be proud? Like a fast-fleeting meteor, a fast-flying cloud, A flash of the lightning, a break of the wave, He passes from life to his rest in the grave. The leaves of the oak and the willow shall fade, Be scattered... | |
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Oh, why should the spirit of mortal be proud? Like a swift-fleeting meteor, a fast-flying cloud, A flash of the lightning, a break of the wave, Man passes from life to his rest in the grave. 
