The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln as Reflected in His Briefer Letters and Speeches |
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If she is , kiss her “ o'er and o'er again ” for me . Tell your mother that I have not got her “ pres. ent ” ( an “ Oxford " Bible ) with me , but I intend to read it regularly when I return ...
If she is , kiss her “ o'er and o'er again ” for me . Tell your mother that I have not got her “ pres. ent ” ( an “ Oxford " Bible ) with me , but I intend to read it regularly when I return ...
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If you , or [ sic ] if you will state to me some meaning which you suppose I had , I can and will instantly tell you whether that was my meaning Yours very truly , A. LINCOLN M ... painfully sensible of the ...
If you , or [ sic ] if you will state to me some meaning which you suppose I had , I can and will instantly tell you whether that was my meaning Yours very truly , A. LINCOLN M ... painfully sensible of the ...
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I have no good news to tell you , and WWWWWWWWWW thanks for your Christmas gift . ... " . yet I have no bad news to tell . We have talked of elections until there is nothing more to say about them . The most interesting news we now have ...
I have no good news to tell you , and WWWWWWWWWW thanks for your Christmas gift . ... " . yet I have no bad news to tell . We have talked of elections until there is nothing more to say about them . The most interesting news we now have ...
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Contents
POSTMASTER LAWYER REPRESENTATIVE OF | 1 |
To William H Herndon | 16 |
To John W Crisfield | 121 |
Copyright | |
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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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