Quote#Sadness
It was a touching sight that aged negro kneeling at the feet of the…
Quote byDavid Dixon Porter · 1813–1891
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Incidents and Anecdotes of the Civil War (1885), p. 295.
English (original)
It was a touching sight that aged negro kneeling at the feet of the tall, gaunt-looking man who seemed in himself to be bearing all the grief of the nation, and whose sad face seemed to say, "I suffer for you all, but will do all I can to help you."
— David Dixon Porter
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