Question

This Dust Was Once the Man

This dust was once the man,
Gentle, plain, just and resolute, under whose cautious hand,
Against the foulest crime in history known in any land or age,
Was saved the Union of these States

Walt Whitman

What is the word just most likely an allusion to?

Lincoln's career as a lawyer

Lincoln's death at war's end

Whitman's war reporting

Whitman's poem writing

Answer 1

\(\rlap{\large \color{red}{✧}\color{orange}{\large \bigstar}\normalsize \color{gold}{✧}\color{lime}{\scriptsize\bigstar}\large \color{aqua}{✧}}{\color{magenta}{゜ﾟ}\color{magenta}{゜ﾟ}\color{magenta}{゜ﾟ}\color{magenta}{}\color{magenta}{゜ﾟ}}\)\(\rlap{\large \color{aqua}{✧}\Large \color{magenta}{\small\bigstar}\large \color{red}{✧}\color{orange}{\scriptsize\bigstar}\large \color{gold}{✧}}{\color{magenta}{゜ﾟ}\color{magenta}{゜ﾟ}\color{magenta}{゜ﾟ}\color{magenta}{゜ﾟ}}\)
\(\cal \Large \color{red}{A}\color{orange}{W}\color{gold}{E}\color{lime}{S}\color{aqua}{O}\color{magenta}{M}\color{orchid}{E}\)
\(\rlap{\large \color{aqua}{✧}\Large \color{magenta}{\small\bigstar}\large \color{red}{✧}\color{orange}{\scriptsize\bigstar}\large \color{orchid}{✧}}{\color{magenta}{゜ﾟ}\color{magenta}{゜ﾟ}\color{magenta}{゜ﾟ}\color{magenta}{゜ﾟ}}\) \(\cal \Large \color{aqua}{A}\) \(\rlap{\large \color{aqua}{✧}\Large \color{magenta}{\small\bigstar}\large \color{red}{✧}\color{orange}{\scriptsize\bigstar}\large \color{lime}{✧}}{\color{magenta}{゜ﾟ}\color{magenta}{゜ﾟ}\color{magenta}{゜ﾟ}\color{magenta}{゜ﾟ}}\)
\(\rlap{\large \color{aqua}{✧}\Large \color{pink}{\small\bigstar}\large \color{red}{✧}\color{orange}{\scriptsize\bigstar}\large \color{lime}{✧}}{\color{magenta}{゜ﾟ}\color{magenta}{゜ﾟ}\color{magenta}{゜ﾟ}\color{magenta}{゜ﾟ}}\) \(\cal \Large \color{magenta}{U}\) \(\rlap{\large \color{aqua}{✧}\Large \color{magenta}{\small\bigstar}\large \color{red}{✧}\color{orange}{\scriptsize\bigstar}\large \color{pink}{✧}}{\color{magenta}{゜ﾟ}\color{magenta}{゜ﾟ}\color{magenta}{゜ﾟ}\color{magenta}{゜ﾟ}}\)
\(\rlap{\large \color{pink}{✧}\Large \color{magenta}{\small\bigstar}\large \color{red}{✧}\color{lime}{\scriptsize\bigstar}\large \color{aqua}{✧}}{\color{pink}{゜ﾟ}\color{magenta}{゜ﾟ}\color{magenta}{゜ﾟ}\color{magenta}{゜ﾟ}}\) \(\cal \Large \color{orchid}{C}\) \(\rlap{\large \color{orchid}{✧}\Large \color{orchid}{\small\bigstar}\large \color{red}{✧}\color{lime}{\scriptsize\bigstar}\large \color{orchid}{✧}}{\color{magenta}{゜ﾟ}\color{magenta}{゜ﾟ}\color{magenta}{゜ﾟ}\color{magenta}{゜ﾟ}}\)
\(\rlap{\large \color{aqua}{✧}\Large \color{magenta}{\small\bigstar}\large \color{red}{✧}\color{orange}{\scriptsize\bigstar}\large \color{gold}{✧}}{\color{magenta}{゜ﾟ}\color{magenta}{゜ﾟ}\color{magenta}{゜ﾟ}\color{magenta}{゜ﾟ}}\) \(\cal \Large \color{pink}{E}\) \(\rlap{\large \color{aqua}{✧}\Large \color{pink}{\small\bigstar}\large \color{red}{✧}\color{aqua}{\scriptsize\bigstar}\large \color{lime}{✧}}{\color{magenta}{゜ﾟ}\color{magenta}{゜ﾟ}\color{magenta}{゜ﾟ}\color{magenta}{゜ﾟ}}\)
\(\Large\bf\hspace{31 pt}\color{red}/\color{gold})\hspace{0 pt}\Large\color{greenyellow}♔ \color{cyan}/\color{purple})\hspace{55pt}\)
\(\Large\bf\hspace{14 pt}\color{red}O\color{red}(\hspace{0 pt}\color{gold}⌒\hspace{5 pt}\small\color{greenyellow}‿\Large\color{cyan}⌒\hspace{1 pt}\color{purple})\color{magenta}o\small\color{magenta}~\color{magenta}~\small\color{orchid}~\normalsize\color{pink}~\large\color{red}~\small\color{gold}~\small\color{yellow}~\small\color{lime}~\Large\color{greenyellow}~\normalsize\color{cyan}~\small\color{blue}~\color{purple}~\color{magenta}~\scriptsize\color{orchid}~\color{pink}~\)
\(\Large\bf\hspace{7 pt}\color{red}~~~~\large\hspace{2 pt}\color{red}O\color{orangered}(\color{gold}"\color{greenyellow})\hspace{0 pt}\color{greenyellow}(\color{cyan}"\color{purple})\Large\)

Answer 2

@Whitemonsterbunny17

Answer 3

@TaylorTerminate SEE ^^

Answer 4

:D sooo beautiful

Answer 5

Ohyas <3

Answer 6

Took me an hour because my comp froze D: I had to restart *crosses arms and pouts*