Why We Love LincolnOuting Publishing Company, 1909 - 168 pages |
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Page 43
... humble Abraham Lincoln . I have been solicited by many friends to become a candidate for the Legis- lature . My politics are short and sweet , like the old woman's dance . I am in favor of a national bank . I am in favor of the internal ...
... humble Abraham Lincoln . I have been solicited by many friends to become a candidate for the Legis- lature . My politics are short and sweet , like the old woman's dance . I am in favor of a national bank . I am in favor of the internal ...
Page 78
... do myself . If all earthly power were given me , I should not know what to do as to the existing institution . " There was a sincere man , brave enough and humble enough to make such an admis- sion in 78 WHY WE LOVE LINCOLN.
... do myself . If all earthly power were given me , I should not know what to do as to the existing institution . " There was a sincere man , brave enough and humble enough to make such an admis- sion in 78 WHY WE LOVE LINCOLN.
Page 94
... humble was his nature that , after his election , he grew a beard at the suggestion of a little girl , who wrote to say that it might make him look better . He wrote this during the Presiden- tial campaign : " If any personal ...
... humble was his nature that , after his election , he grew a beard at the suggestion of a little girl , who wrote to say that it might make him look better . He wrote this during the Presiden- tial campaign : " If any personal ...
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