Abraham Lincoln began his now famous Gettysburg Address with these words. It was a speech given at the dedication ceremony of the cemetery at the Gettysburg battlefield in November 1863.
Lincoln's Emancipation was proclaimed great honor and contact officicated in glory.
Four score and seven years ago
1920
Literally, "four twenties and seven years ago," or "87 years ago." A score is 20. Four score is 80, and 7 is 87. So four score and seven years ago means 87 years ago. (see "Wikipedia"; "Gettysburg Address". 1863 minus 87=1776; 4th July - Declaration of Independence!) "Fourscore" means eighty (80). A score is twenty. It's not in very common use any more, but it is a word like "dozen," which means twelve (12)--a special word for a certain number. (And a gross is 12 x 12, or 144.) So if a score = 20, fourscore = 4 x 20 = 80. And 7 makes 87. 1 score = 20 years 4 score = 80 years 4 score 7 years = 87 years
Abraham Lincoln gave the, "Four score and seven years ago," speech.
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.
Lincoln's Emancipation was proclaimed great honor and contact officicated in glory.
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One score is 20 years so four score (80) and seven years ago would be 87 years.
A score is 20 years, therefore 4 score and 7 would total 87 years
A score is 20. So 40 score would be 800... but I'm guessing you are asking about the Gettysburg Address "four-score and seven years ago..." which means "87 years ago..."
A score means 20. Hence in the Gettysburg Address when Lincoln referred to "four score and seven years ago" he meant 87 years ago.
Four score and seven years ago
two decades or one score, as in "four score and seven years ago" = 87 years ago (4 x score [20] + 7)
26...a score = twenty (as in "...four score & seven years ago..." means 87 years)
A score means twenty. Therefore, Lincoln's speech which said "four score and seven years ago" is referring to 87 years ago.