• "This Dust Was Once the Man" is a brief elegy written by Walt Whitman in 1871. It was dedicated to Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States...
  • THIS dust was once the Man, Gentle, plain, just and resolute--under whose cautious hand, Against the foulest crime in history known in any land or age...
  • This dust was once the man, Gentle, plain, just and resolute, under whose cautious hand, Against the foulest crime in history known in any land or age...
  • This Dust Was Once the Man - "Memories of President Lincoln".
  • THIS dust was once the Man, Gentle, plain, just and resolute—under whose cautious hand, Against the foulest crime in history known in any land or age...
  • THIS dust was once the Man, Gentle, plain, just and resolute—under whose cautious hand, Against the foulest crime in history known in any land or age...
  • This dust was once the man, Gentle, plain, just and resolute, under whose cautious hand, Against the foulest crime in history known in any land or age...
  • Book XXII. Memories of President Lincoln: This Dust Was Once the Man
    • This dust was once the Man
    • Gentle, plain, just and resolute—under whose cautious hand
  • THIS dust was once the Man, Gentle, plain, just and resolute—under whose cautious hand, Against the foulest crime in history known in any land or age...
  • THIS dust was once the Man, Gentle, plain, just and resolute—under whose cautious hand, Against the foulest crime in history known in any land or age...
  • The reference to "this dust" suggests that the person being referred to is no longer alive but is still highly regarded and respected.
  • This Dust Was Once the Man
    • This dust was once the man
    • Gentle, plain, just and resolute, under whose cautious hand
  • In conclusion, "This Dust Was Once the Man" is a masterful poem that explores some of the most fundamental questions of human existence.
  • This Dust Was Once the Man
    • THIS dust was once the man
    • Gentle, plain, just and resolute, under whose cautious hand