<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=420286" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>The Transfiguration</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">When he rose to speak, I pitied him, <br>that tall, ungainly, man.<br>His speech was high pitched, regional, <br>but clear to understand.<br>An inner fire burned in him, <br>his spirit fairly glowed.<br>His eyes and voice enchanted us<br>despite his rustic clothes.<br>The constitution was his text; <br>By chapter verse and line<br>He taught us what the founders meant, <br>the thoughts that filled their minds.<br>He said a true Republican<br>would not bid slaves to rise.<br>John Brown was no Republican, <br>his actions were unwise.<br>He explained the Government<br>could forbid slavery's spread.<br>The Union is a sacred trust<br>and must be preserved, he said.<br>I felt my heart on fire<br>when I heard him speak tonight.<br>When I saw his homely features<br>Transfigured by the light.<br>This Lincoln must be reckoned with; <br>if the South misunderstands, <br>They'll be tears and lamentations<br>in many homes in Dixie Land.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=John+F.+McCullagh">John F. McCullagh</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=420286" data-title="The Transfiguration de John F. McCullagh" data-description="When he rose to speak, I pitied him, that tall, ungainly, man. His speech was high pitched, regional, but clear to understand. An inner fire burned in him, his spirit fairly glowed. His eyes and voice enchanted us despite his rustic clothes. Th..."></div> </div> </div>

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