Carolina QuotesWhen Abraham Lincoln was shoveled into the tombs, he forgot the copperheads and the assassin... in the dust, in the cool tombs.
Carl Sandburg Connected to the Carolinas
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"Cool Tombs" (1918)
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- 1918
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“When Abraham Lincoln was shoveled into the tombs, he forgot …” Carl Sandburg. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-01A7B90362. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/01a7b90362
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