The very spot where grew the bread that formed my bones, I see. How st…

Abraham Lincoln
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The very spot where grew the bread that formed my bones, I see. How strange, old field, on thee to tread, and feel I'm part of thee. ✨ Abraham Lincoln (2008). The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln, p.370, Wildside Press LLC
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The very spot where grew the bread that formed my bones, I see. How strange, old field, on thee to tread, and feel I'm part of thee. ✨ Abraham Lincoln (2008). The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln, p.370, Wildside Press LLC

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