| 词条 | Hush'd Be the Camps To-Day |
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"Hush'd Be the Camps To-Day" is a poem by Walt Whitman dedicated to Abraham Lincoln. The poem was written on April 19, 1865, shortly after Lincoln's assassination. Whitman went on to write additional poetry about Lincoln: "O Captain! My Captain!", "When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd", and "This Dust Was Once the Man."[1] BackgroundWhitman was inspired to write the poem by real life experiences. He was home in Brooklyn on a break from his job with the Department of the Interior when he heard of Lincoln's assassination. He recalled that, although breakfast was served, the family did not eat and "not a word was spoken that day". He heard a similar story that troops under William Tecumseh Sherman on their homeward march were loud and jubilant until they heard the news about Lincoln, which inspired them into silence.[2] Although the poem is narrated as a witness of Lincoln lying in state, Whitman himself likely never observed it personally. The original subtitle of the poem included "April 19", the date of Lincoln's coffin was on display in the East Wing of the White House, but Whitman did not leave Brooklyn for Washington, D. C. until April 24. He therefore also missed the ceremonies in New York when Lincoln's body was there on April 24.[3] Full text
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References{{wikisource|Leaves of Grass/Book XXII#Hush.27d Be the Camps To-Day .5BMay 4.2C 1865.5D|Hush'd Be the Camps To-Day}}1. ^Tanner Lecture by Helen Vendler {{Walt Whitman|state=expanded}}{{Abraham Lincoln}}{{poem-stub}}2. ^Reynolds, David S. Walt Whitman's America: A Cultural Biography. New York: Vintage Books, 1995: 444. {{ISBN|0-679-76709-6}} 3. ^Loving, Jerome. Walt Whitman: The Song of Himself. University of California Press, 1999: 289. {{ISBN|0-520-22687-9}} 4. ^full text from site maintained by Dr. Peter Batke of Princeton University 3 : Poetry by Walt Whitman|Abraham Lincoln in art|1865 poems |
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