Like another Daniel, Lincoln interpreted dreams. He said that he had
one in this guise:
He imagined he was in a great assemblage like one of his receptions
multiplied. The mass described a hedge to let him pass. He thought that
he heard one of them remark:
"That is a common-looking fellow!"
To whom Lincoln replied--still in the dream:
"Friend, the Lord loves common-looking people--that is why He made so
many of them."
(NOTE.--Another current saying substitutes "the poor" for "common.")
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