Why We Love LincolnOuting Publishing Company, 1909 - 168 pages |
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Page 76
... speech opposing the extension of slavery to Kansas was so stirring , his presence so inspiring , that the reporters forgot to take notes . His hearers were thrilled , swept out of themselves . He seemed to grow taller as he spoke , his ...
... speech opposing the extension of slavery to Kansas was so stirring , his presence so inspiring , that the reporters forgot to take notes . His hearers were thrilled , swept out of themselves . He seemed to grow taller as he spoke , his ...
Page 163
... speech at the dedication of the cemetery on the Get- tysburg battlefield in November , 1863 . Edward Everett , who was looked upon as the most eloquent of living Americans , was the orator of the occasion . The invitation to Lincoln was ...
... speech at the dedication of the cemetery on the Get- tysburg battlefield in November , 1863 . Edward Everett , who was looked upon as the most eloquent of living Americans , was the orator of the occasion . The invitation to Lincoln was ...
Page 167
... speech , when a million soldiers were executing his orders in the field . It was the last , supreme outpouring of his great and gentle soul before peace came in the surrender at Appomattox , to be followed by his own bloody death at the ...
... speech , when a million soldiers were executing his orders in the field . It was the last , supreme outpouring of his great and gentle soul before peace came in the surrender at Appomattox , to be followed by his own bloody death at the ...
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