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Page 55
... never saw a more dignified face . never saw so sad a face . . . . He said wonderfully witty things , but never from a desire to be witty . His wit was entirely illustrative . " Lincoln predicted he would carry the state in popular vote ...
... never saw a more dignified face . never saw so sad a face . . . . He said wonderfully witty things , but never from a desire to be witty . His wit was entirely illustrative . " Lincoln predicted he would carry the state in popular vote ...
Page 216
... never before seen anything like the enthusiasm this Convention was conjuring up , never before been host to a gathering so important . It was as though the nation had saluted the expanding city ( as Emerson did Walt ) with the ...
... never before seen anything like the enthusiasm this Convention was conjuring up , never before been host to a gathering so important . It was as though the nation had saluted the expanding city ( as Emerson did Walt ) with the ...
Page 307
... never yet yielded to threats or frowns . That beautiful evenness and integrity of his life , which have made him a man of mark , will not desert him in his promised official career . . MR . LINCOLN is untried in a merely executive ...
... never yet yielded to threats or frowns . That beautiful evenness and integrity of his life , which have made him a man of mark , will not desert him in his promised official career . . MR . LINCOLN is untried in a merely executive ...
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