Gettysburg Address: What's Up With the Opening Lines?
Gettysburg Address: What's Up With the Opening Lines?
Lincoln would've made a pretty great D.J. Before the devastating bass drop at the end of the address, he got the crowd riled up with a recap of their current situation.
First, he hooked 'em with "fourscore and seven years" (1) and acknowledged the desperate situation the country was in. Then, he described the reason for the season: a great battle happened, and we came to pay our respects.