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

who is "the man" the dust now represents?

a- the narrator

b- a criminal

c- whitman

d- lincoln

Hurry and ! easter wings by george herbert lord, who createdst man in wealth and store, though foolishly he lost the same, decaying more and more, till he became most poore: with thee o let me rise as larks, harmoniously, and sing this day thy victories: then shall the fall further the flight in me. my tender age in sorrow did beginne and still with sicknesses and shame. thou didst so punish sinne, that i became most thinne. with thee let me combine, and feel thy victorie: for, if i imp my wing on thine, affliction shall advance the flight in me. 14 select the correct answer. what does the structure of the poem as the outspread wings of a flying bird convey? a. the idea of victory in the second stanza of the poem b. the poet's wish to rise from the fallen state of humanity c. the overwhelming beauty of nature d. the effect of harmonious flight of birds