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to follow the such a course with the defeated belligerants as would win them back to their allegiance to the Government and subdue the rebellion in their hearts as well as subjugate their aims.

Beautifully put, Lincoln was a tragic great loss to the reconstruction
of the United States of America

As an aside, I lament the lost of beautiful writing such as this.
Most people now don't have time to write letters, let alone lovely and poetic ones.
I remember before my girlfriend got a computer (and email) she used to write me long hand.
What a treasure awaited me in my mailbox!

Sorry to get of the subject......I do carry on!

[snippy_about_it]

Oh, I agree. We've lost our way in writing beautiful letters.

I think writing long hand is very important, it's so much nicer to be able to hold something in your hand that someone you love has written.

Printing out email just doesn't "get" it.

We do write poetry over on bentfeathers poetry thread, it's as close as we get to pouring out your heart on paper.