"Freedom," I plead, "so nobly won
For all mankind, and equal right,
Shall with the ages travel on
Till time shall cease, and day be night."
No answer—then; but up the slope
With broken gait, and hands in clench,
A toiler came, bereft of hope,
And sank beside him on the bench.
Joseph Fulford Folsom
ACROSTIC
(Written by a fifth grade child)
L is for Lincoln, brave and true
I is for the Iron nerve which helped him through
N is for Nation whose tongue sings his praise
C is for Colors on his birthday we raise
O is for Oration or speech he gave
L is for Liberty given the slave
N is his Name which ever we'll save
Statue of Lincoln by Gutzon Borglum
In front of Court House, Newark