The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln as Reflected in His Briefer Letters and Speeches |
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... wish to deal fairly with others , to keep peace among our friends , and to keep the district from going to the enemy , than for any cause personal to myself ; so that , if it should so happen that nobody else wishes to be elected , I ...
... wish to deal fairly with others , to keep peace among our friends , and to keep the district from going to the enemy , than for any cause personal to myself ; so that , if it should so happen that nobody else wishes to be elected , I ...
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... wish retained . The word " Courts " struck out twice , I wish reduced to " Court " and retained . " Court " as a collective noun properly governs the plural " have " as I understand . “ The ” preceding " Court , ” in the lat- ter case ...
... wish retained . The word " Courts " struck out twice , I wish reduced to " Court " and retained . " Court " as a collective noun properly governs the plural " have " as I understand . “ The ” preceding " Court , ” in the lat- ter case ...
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... wish is so a prent , that a phone be encouraged Jours wil A Lincol حنة An excellent example of Lincoln's faculty for in- jecting wit and wisdom into routine correspond- ence . From the Oliver R. Barrett collection . wwwww " I wish to be ...
... wish is so a prent , that a phone be encouraged Jours wil A Lincol حنة An excellent example of Lincoln's faculty for in- jecting wit and wisdom into routine correspond- ence . From the Oliver R. Barrett collection . wwwww " I wish to be ...
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