James and Mary Ford, eds. Every Day in the Year. 1902.
September 26John George Nicolay
By Richard Watson Gilder (18441909)
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Through the long storm, right there, by Lincoln’s side,
He stood, his shield and servitor; when died
The great, sweet, sorrowful soul,—still high above
All other passions, that for the spirit fled!
To this one task his pure life was assigned:
He strove to make the world know Lincoln’s mind:
He served him living, and he served him dead.
So shall the light from that immortal fame
Keep bright forever this most faithful name.