“Chains tie us down by land and sea; And wishes, vain as mine, may be All that is left to comfort thee.” MayLeftWishSeaLandMinesComfortChainsTheeVainTiesLand And Sea Author:William Wordsworth
“Let none falter who thinks he is right, and we may succeed. But if, after all, we shall fail, be it so: we still shall have the proud consolation of saying to our consciences, and to the departed shade of our country's freedom, that the cause approved of our judgment and adored of our hearts, in disaster, in chains, in torture, in death, we never faltered in defending.” IfsThinkingHeartMayStillsCountryCausesFailingProudSucceedJudgmentConscienceDisasterOur CountryChainsTortureShadeConsolationApprovedDeparted Book:The Complete Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln (Biographically Annotated Edition) Source: The Complete Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln (Biographically Annotated Edition)