That was Lincoln on the field of Gettysburg, trying to sound biblical as he celebrated 87 years since the Declaration of Independence.
If you mean four score and seven years ago, it was said by Abraham Lincoln, the first words from his Gettysburg Address.
Abraham Lincoln in the Gettysburg address.
'Four score and seven years ago...'
Believe it to be Abraham Lincoln. "Fore score and seven years ago..." is the beginning of Lincoln's Gettysburg address delivered at Gettysburg, PA on November 19, 1863.
the singing of the declaration of independence. The Gettysburg address was in 1863 four score and seven years ago refers to 87 years which is 1776 the singing of the Declaration of Independence.
If you mean four score and seven years ago, it was said by Abraham Lincoln, the first words from his Gettysburg Address.
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Abraham Lincoln in the Gettysburg address.
'Four score and seven years ago...'
A score means twenty. Therefore, Lincoln's speech which said "four score and seven years ago" is referring to 87 years ago.
A score is 20. A score of anything is 20 of anything. A score of days is 20 days. When Lincoln said four score and seven years ago, he was saying 87 years ago. French does not have a word for 80. It says four score.
Four score and seven years = 87 years. A "score" is 20. Abraham Lincoln used this phrase as a fancy way of referring to the founding of the country (in 1776) in his Gettysburg Address, the speech he gave at the dedication of a cemetery for those who died in that devastating Civil War battle. Lincoln likely intended an allusion to familiar biblical language (King James Version), especially to Psalm 90, in which the human life span is said to be "three score years and ten".
Believe it to be Abraham Lincoln. "Fore score and seven years ago..." is the beginning of Lincoln's Gettysburg address delivered at Gettysburg, PA on November 19, 1863.
He was referring to the Declaration of Independence (1776), which at the time he spoke was written 87 years ago (a "score" is 20, so four score = 80).No doubt he was referring to 1776 - the Declaration of Independence.
My son just took this today and they said he should score a 72, but he scored a 74 and they said that was outstanding!
Abraham Lincoln in the Gettysburg address - its four score (nor scored) and seven years ago - referring to the time passed since the American revolution
Who was said to have named the olympics and decided that they should be held every four years?