Abraham Lincoln and His Presidency, Volume 1R. Clarke Company, 1904 |
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... whole country was little less than a forest at that time . For a small sum he purchased a farm , with two unfinished log cabins , around which the wolves nightly howled . Laying aside the weapons of war , he took himself to hard labor ...
... whole country was little less than a forest at that time . For a small sum he purchased a farm , with two unfinished log cabins , around which the wolves nightly howled . Laying aside the weapons of war , he took himself to hard labor ...
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... whole people of Sangamon County my constituents , as well those that oppose as those that support me . While acting as their Representative , I shall be gov- erned by their will upon all subjects upon which I have the means of knowing ...
... whole people of Sangamon County my constituents , as well those that oppose as those that support me . While acting as their Representative , I shall be gov- erned by their will upon all subjects upon which I have the means of knowing ...
Page 49
... whole day alone . Jogging along on horseback through arduous ways , made still more tedious by mud or flood , he was absorbed in medi- tation or profound study . Sometimes in a vehicle with one or two companions , he might seem to be ...
... whole day alone . Jogging along on horseback through arduous ways , made still more tedious by mud or flood , he was absorbed in medi- tation or profound study . Sometimes in a vehicle with one or two companions , he might seem to be ...
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... whole human family , there would not be one cheerful face on the earth . Whether I shall ever be better , I cannot tell ; I awfully forebode I shall not . To remain as I am is impossible ; I must die or be better , it appears to me ...
... whole human family , there would not be one cheerful face on the earth . Whether I shall ever be better , I cannot tell ; I awfully forebode I shall not . To remain as I am is impossible ; I must die or be better , it appears to me ...
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... whole affair looks very much like an intended travesty of the code of honor in its modern development , or as a piece of waggery which might afford to the two mis- chievous young ladies , as well as to the humor - loving Lincoln , as ...
... whole affair looks very much like an intended travesty of the code of honor in its modern development , or as a piece of waggery which might afford to the two mis- chievous young ladies , as well as to the humor - loving Lincoln , as ...
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