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His face was lit up with a divine look as lie uttered these words.…
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. 296.
English (original)
His face was lit up with a divine look as lie uttered these words. Though not a handsome man, and ungainly in his person, yet in his enthusiasm he seemed the personification of manly beauty, and that sad face of his looked down in kindness upon these ignorant blacks with a grace that could not be excelled. He really seemed of another world.
— David Dixon Porter
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