Gotta another one to throw!Read this sentence from Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address:

He gives to both North and South this terrible war as the woe due to those by whom the offense came, . . .

What does the word woe suggest as used in this sentence?

a. Criticism

b. Exemption.

c. Punishment

D. Reproach.

Which one is the answer!?

Question

Gotta another one to throw!Read this sentence from Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address:

He gives to both North and South this terrible war as the woe due to those by whom the offense came, . . .

What does the word woe suggest as used in this sentence?

a. Criticism

b. Exemption.

c. Punishment

D. Reproach.

Which one is the answer!?

anonymous · Answer

Pretty sure it's punishment since it's like, you get your just deserts and stuff. They started the offence, so they're punished by the war brought on to them.