"There is sobbing of the strong,
And a pall upon the land;
But the People in their weeping
Bare the iron hand;
Beware the People weeping
When they bare the iron hand."
- Herman Melville, "The Martyr," upon the death of Abraham Lincoln
I grinned when I read this, not all grins are friendly.
And a pall upon the land;
But the People in their weeping
Bare the iron hand;
Beware the People weeping
When they bare the iron hand."
- Herman Melville, "The Martyr," upon the death of Abraham Lincoln
I grinned when I read this, not all grins are friendly.