Abraham Lincoln: The War Years, Volume 2Harcourt, Brace, 1939 - Presidents |
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... talk . " The President was silent a moment , with an elbow on a table , gnarled hands closed over his forehead . He looked gravely at the Senate chaplain , who reported their talk : " Doctor , if it had been left to you and me , there ...
... talk . " The President was silent a moment , with an elbow on a table , gnarled hands closed over his forehead . He looked gravely at the Senate chaplain , who reported their talk : " Doctor , if it had been left to you and me , there ...
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... talking like a rebel . He sought Lincoln , found him in company with Seward , and their talk , as Porter later wrote it , perhaps without strict ac- curacy , ran : " What can I do for you , Captain ? " " Sir , I think of resigning and ...
... talking like a rebel . He sought Lincoln , found him in company with Seward , and their talk , as Porter later wrote it , perhaps without strict ac- curacy , ran : " What can I do for you , Captain ? " " Sir , I think of resigning and ...
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... talk . He found that in America the tongues of men ran freely and merrily in matters that in England were held in a discreet reserve . " I was many times in the company of men holding high official positions in Washington , when ...
... talk . He found that in America the tongues of men ran freely and merrily in matters that in England were held in a discreet reserve . " I was many times in the company of men holding high official positions in Washington , when ...
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DRIFTINGMURFREESBOROOLD STARS | 3 |
MORE HORSES THAN OATSOFFICESEEKERS | 28 |
FOREIGN MEDIATIONBUTLER | 66 |
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