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142 For the death of Lincoln he expands magnificently St. Francis’ praise of Sister Death:

And he goes on to promise festivals and serenades as to one beloved.

But Whitman would not be the universal man if the thought of death held him continually. To be complete he must be at the same time as full of laughter as a child, as melancholy as an old man, as humble as St. Francis, and as valiant as Nietzsche. No one, I hope, will be surprised at the appearance of this name here. Since I