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Al- though you were not successful , the attempt was not an error , nor the failure other than accident . The courage with which you , in an open field , maintained the contest against an intrenched foe , and the consummate skill and ...
Al- though you were not successful , the attempt was not an error , nor the failure other than accident . The courage with which you , in an open field , maintained the contest against an intrenched foe , and the consummate skill and ...
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If he cannot face his case so stated , it is only because he cannot face the truth . ” I add a word which was not in the verbal con- versation . In telling this tale I attempt no compli- ment to my own sagacity .
If he cannot face his case so stated , it is only because he cannot face the truth . ” I add a word which was not in the verbal con- versation . In telling this tale I attempt no compli- ment to my own sagacity .
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... are the mother of five sons who have died gloriously on the field of battle . I feel how weak and fruitless must be any word of mine which should attempt to be- guile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming [ 246 ] To Mrs Bixby.
... are the mother of five sons who have died gloriously on the field of battle . I feel how weak and fruitless must be any word of mine which should attempt to be- guile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming [ 246 ] To Mrs Bixby.
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| Title | The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln as Reflected in His Briefer Letters and Speeches |
| Author | Abraham Lincoln |
| Editor | H. Jack Lang |
| Publisher | World Publishing Company, 1941 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 20 Jan 2010 |
| Length | 265 pages |
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