来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：美国内战与重建1845-1877 第20集第20集》

after Lincoln was murdered.

麦尔维尔写了这首小诗
Listen to what he says.

我念给大家听
"Good Friday was the day Of the prodigy and crime,

奇迹和恶行飘荡在安息日的上空
When they killed him in his pity,

在怜悯中他失去了生命
When they killed him in his prime Of clemency and calm

在无上的仁慈和平静中他离开了我们
When with yearning he was filled To redeem the evil-willed,

在期冀中他救赎了罪恶
And, though conqueror, be kind;

在征服中他变得仁慈
But they killed him in his kindness,

然而仁慈招致了他的死亡
In their madness and their blindness,

无知无情的凶手
And they killed him from behind.

从背后向他射出子弹
There is sobbing of the strong, And a pall upon the land;

哭泣的强者高举的灵柩
But the People in their weeping Bare an iron hand;

眼泪无法掩盖他们手中强大的武器