The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln as Reflected in His Briefer Letters and Speeches |
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... failed in his attempt to provision Fort Sumter ; to General Meade , who failed to pursue his advantage after Gettysburg ; and to the Army of the Potomac after their crushing defeat at Fredericksburg , best show Lincoln's sympathetic ...
... failed in his attempt to provision Fort Sumter ; to General Meade , who failed to pursue his advantage after Gettysburg ; and to the Army of the Potomac after their crushing defeat at Fredericksburg , best show Lincoln's sympathetic ...
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... fail in the effort . I know I should be much happier with you than the way I am , provided I saw no signs of discontent in you . What you have said to me may have been in the way of jest , or I may have misunderstood it . If so , then ...
... fail in the effort . I know I should be much happier with you than the way I am , provided I saw no signs of discontent in you . What you have said to me may have been in the way of jest , or I may have misunderstood it . If so , then ...
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... failed to enter Harvard . LETTER TO GEORGE LATHAM M Springfield , Ills . , July 22 , 1860 Y DEAR GEORGE : I have scarcely felt greater pain in my life than on learning yesterday from Bob's letter , that you had failed to enter Harvard ...
... failed to enter Harvard . LETTER TO GEORGE LATHAM M Springfield , Ills . , July 22 , 1860 Y DEAR GEORGE : I have scarcely felt greater pain in my life than on learning yesterday from Bob's letter , that you had failed to enter Harvard ...
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