...consummate flower of democracy." We may apply to it what Lowell says of Lincoln : " For him her old-world moulds aside she threw, And choosing sweet clay from...unexhausted West, With stuff untainted shaped a hero new." The American colleges have held fast to the best of the ancient learning and utilized the best experiences...

...us by rote: For him her Old-World moulds aside she throw, And, choosing sweet clay from the breust Of the unexhausted West, With stuff untainted shaped...Wise, steadfast in the strength of God, and true. How beautiful to see Once more a shepherd of mankind indeed. Who loved his charge, but never lov'l...

...Nature, they say, doth dote, And cannot make a man Save on some worn-out plan, Repeating us by rote ; For him her Old- World moulds aside she threw, And,...Wise, steadfast in the strength of God, and true. Here was a type of the true elder race And one of Plutarch's men talked with us face to face." With...

...Nature, they say, doth dote And cannot make a man Save on some worn-out plan, Repeating us by rote ; For him her Old- World moulds aside she threw, And...Wise, steadfast in the strength of God, and true. One whose meek flock the people joyed to be. Not lured by any cheat of birth, But by his clear-grained...

...of this century of our national life. " For him " indeed nature " threw aside her old-world moulds," "And choosing sweet clay from the breast Of the unexhausted...Wise, steadfast in the strength of God, and true. How beautiful to see Once more a shepherd of mankind indeed, Who loved his charge, but never loved...

...proved that America granted equality of opportunity to all by reaching the highest possible station. In him "her Old- World moulds aside she threw, And choosing...unexhausted West With stuff untainted shaped a hero new. Sagacious, patient, dreading praise, not blame. New birth of our new soil, the first American." Underlying...

...Nature, they say, doth dote, And cannot make a man Save on some worn-out plan, Repeating us by rote: For him her Old- World moulds aside she threw, And...Wise, steadfast in the strength of God, and true. How beautiful to see Once more a shepherd of mankind indeed, Who loved his charge, but never loved...

...Nature, they say, doth dote, And cannot make a man Save on some worn-out plan, Repeating us by rote : For him her Old World moulds aside she threw, And,...Wise, steadfast in the strength of God, and true. How beautiful to see Once more a shepherd of mankind indeed, Who loved his charge, but never loved...

...dote, And cannot make a man Save on some worn-out plan, Repeating us by rote: For him her Old-World moulds aside she threw, And, choosing sweet clay from...Wise, steadfast in the strength of God, and true. How beautiful to see Once more a shepherd of mankind indeed, Who loved his charge, but never loved...

...say, doth dote, And cannot make a man Save on some worn-out plan, Repeating as by rote ; For him, the Old- World moulds aside she threw, And, choosing sweet...unexhausted West, With stuff untainted shaped a hero ne\v, Wise, steadfast in the strength of God, and true." " How was he different from anybody else ?...