1. Note the three points of similarity in these addresses (1) both have
as their subject Abraham Lincoln (2) both were delivered at Lincoln’s
birthplace (3) both were delivered by Presidents of the United States.
2. Remembering that these addresses were prepared for listeners rather
than for readers, have the best oral reader in your class read the
addresses to you. Be sure to keep your booklets closed during the
reading.
3. Which address do you like best? Read both through carefully and
see if your opinion remains the same. Can you give reasons for your
preference?
4. Notice the forceful contrasts in Roosevelt’s first paragraph. Fill
the following blanks with appropriate words:
(a) “He grew to know ................. but never .............”
(b) “............... came to him, but never ............”
(c) “............... was his, but not ............”
(d) “His gaunt shoulders were ............. but his steel thews never
...............”
(e) “Disaster ............. but never ......... him.”
5. In what ways does Roosevelt say Washington and Lincoln differed? In
what ways were they alike? (Note that Wilson makes a similar contrast.)
6. Fill the following blanks: “There have been other men as ..........
and other men ...........; but in all the history of mankind there are
no other two ............. men as .............. as these, no other two
men as ...............”