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[We wait beneath the furnace-blast...]

The first stanza of Whittier's poem, "Luther's Hymn." It describes God's transformation of the country by ending slavery. Whittier compares the transformation to a furnace-blast that will "mould anew the nation." One black and white bust engraving...

GLC05508.260

Martin Luther and Melancthon at the Diet of Augsburg

One engraving entitled, "Martin Luther and Melancthon at the Diet of Augsburg." Engraved by Johnson, Fry & Co.

GLC08878.1855