...flash of the lightning — a break of the wave. He passeth from life to his rest in the grave. . . . "Tis the wink of an eye, tis the draught of a breath...From the blossom of health to the paleness of death — From the gilded saloon to the bier and the shroud — O why sould the spirit of mortal be proud?...

...mother's voice quoting scripture and telling him of God's plan that involved much suffering and death.5 "Tis the wink of an eye; 'tis the draught of a breath....From the blossom of health to the paleness of death." These words from a poem by William Knox attracted the adult Lincoln in a haunting, mysterious way....

...dictionary. What is the point the poem makes? Why do you think Lincoln thought so much of this poem? 'Tis ihe wink of an eye, 'tis the draught of a breath — From the blossom of health, to the paleness of death, From the gilded saloon to the bier and the shroud; Oh! Why should the spirit of mortal be proud? things....

...And the smile and the tear, the song and the dirge, Still follow each other, like surge upon surge. 'Tis the wink of an eye - 'tis the draught of a breath...From the blossom of health to the paleness of death, From the gilded saloon to the bier and the shroud Oh, why should the spirit of mortal be proud? When...

...And the smiles and the tears, the song and the dirge, Still follow each other, like surge upon surge. 'Tis the wink of an eye, 'tis the draught of a breath,...From the blossom of health to the paleness of death, From the gilded saloon to the bier and the shroud — Ob! why should the spirit of mortal be proud?...

...when the Civil War started; Davis Kentucky Voices Lincoln's favorite poem was written by William Knox. 'Tis the wink of an eye, 'tis the draught of a breath...From the blossom of health, to the paleness of death, From the gilded saloon to the bier and the shroud; Oh! Why should the spirit of mortal be proud? would...