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Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
(12 February 1809 – 15 April 1865 / Sinking Spring Farm, Kentucky)
Poems by Abraham Lincoln : 7 / 9
To Linnie - Poem by Abraham Lincoln
A sweet plaintive song did I hear,
And I fancied that she was the singer—
May emotions as pure, as that song set a-stir
Be the worst that the future shall bring her.
Poems by Abraham Lincoln : 7 / 9
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Poem Submitted: Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Poem Edited: Thursday, February 23, 2012
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