Question

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

a. lincoln's career as a lawyer

Answer 2

The right answer for the question that is being asked and shown above is that: "Lincoln's death at war's end." the word just most likely an allusion to picture out Lincoln's death at war's end. "Gentle, plain, just and resolute, under whose cautious hand, Against the foulest crime in history known in any land or age..."