Why We Love LincolnOuting Publishing Company, 1909 - 168 pages |
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... civil war . In the upward reachings of Lincoln's life there was a singular mysticism that some- times startles one who contemplates the im- perishable grandeur of his place in history . He saw omens in dreams ; experimented with the ...
... civil war . In the upward reachings of Lincoln's life there was a singular mysticism that some- times startles one who contemplates the im- perishable grandeur of his place in history . He saw omens in dreams ; experimented with the ...
Page 112
James Creelman. mentous issue of civil war . The govern- ment will not assail you . You can have no conflict without being yourselves the ag- gressors . You have no oath registered in heaven to destroy the government , while I shall have ...
James Creelman. mentous issue of civil war . The govern- ment will not assail you . You can have no conflict without being yourselves the ag- gressors . You have no oath registered in heaven to destroy the government , while I shall have ...
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... civil war , testing whether that nation , or any nation , so conceived and so dedicated , can long en- dure . We are met on a great battlefield of that war . We are met to dedicate a portion of it as the final resting place of those who ...
... civil war , testing whether that nation , or any nation , so conceived and so dedicated , can long en- dure . We are met on a great battlefield of that war . We are met to dedicate a portion of it as the final resting place of those who ...
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