The Continental Monthly, Vol 2, No 6, December 1862 / Devoted to Literature and National Policy Papyras Classics

← The Continental Monthly, Vol 2, No 6, December 1862 / Devoted to Literature and National Policy

Chapter 18

All Right

Little lady wants a President all smile and style and grace;
Little master wants a Talleyrand or Crichton in the place;
Little simpletons want this and that to fill the nation's chair;
But the times want Abraham Lincoln—and, thank God, they have him there!