The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln as Reflected in His Briefer Letters and Speeches |
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... . I think you can if you will , for I have always found Mr. Hickox a fair man in his dealings . If you settle , I will charge nothing for what I have done , and thank you to boot . By settling , you will [ 27 ] To Abraham Bale.
... . I think you can if you will , for I have always found Mr. Hickox a fair man in his dealings . If you settle , I will charge nothing for what I have done , and thank you to boot . By settling , you will [ 27 ] To Abraham Bale.
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... thank you for this magnificent reception ; and while I cannot take to myself any share of the compliment thus paid , more than that which pertains to a mere instrument - an ac- cidental instrument perhaps I should say - of a great cause ...
... thank you for this magnificent reception ; and while I cannot take to myself any share of the compliment thus paid , more than that which pertains to a mere instrument - an ac- cidental instrument perhaps I should say - of a great cause ...
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... thank you for this call ; but I do most sincerely thank Almighty God for the occasion on which you have called . How long ago is it ? -eighty - odd years since , on the Fourth of July , for the first time in the history of the world , a ...
... thank you for this call ; but I do most sincerely thank Almighty God for the occasion on which you have called . How long ago is it ? -eighty - odd years since , on the Fourth of July , for the first time in the history of the world , a ...
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