Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 2Harper, 1881 - Statesmen |
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... Lincoln . Mr. Lincoln was seated be- tween Edward Everett and William H. Seward , on the main stand , and around them were the other members of the Cabi- net , and the great War Governors - Curtin of Pennsylvania , Morton of Indiana ...
... Lincoln . Mr. Lincoln was seated be- tween Edward Everett and William H. Seward , on the main stand , and around them were the other members of the Cabi- net , and the great War Governors - Curtin of Pennsylvania , Morton of Indiana ...
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... Lincoln . As I recur to that day , it is mournful to recall the many who hon- ored it that have since been summoned to their final account : Lincoln , Everett , Seward , Meade , Chase , Todd , Brough , Caleb N. Smith , Edwin M. Stanton ...
... Lincoln . As I recur to that day , it is mournful to recall the many who hon- ored it that have since been summoned to their final account : Lincoln , Everett , Seward , Meade , Chase , Todd , Brough , Caleb N. Smith , Edwin M. Stanton ...
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... to be for- gotten . As they fell from Mr. Everett's lips , he looked like a prophet of old , and every heart palpitated Amen . But the f great scene of all was when Abraham Lincoln rose , 20 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
... to be for- gotten . As they fell from Mr. Everett's lips , he looked like a prophet of old , and every heart palpitated Amen . But the f great scene of all was when Abraham Lincoln rose , 20 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
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John Wien Forney. great scene of all was when Abraham Lincoln rose , and , in his plain , unpretending way , spoke that marvellous epic , which will live as long as language , and will be spoken in every country , under every sky , by ...
John Wien Forney. great scene of all was when Abraham Lincoln rose , and , in his plain , unpretending way , spoke that marvellous epic , which will live as long as language , and will be spoken in every country , under every sky , by ...
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... Lincoln was inaugurated President , March 4 , 1861 , among the busy men of the nation were the Governors of the thirty - three States of the Union , since increased to thirty- eight by the admission of Kansas , Nebraska , Nevada , West ...
... Lincoln was inaugurated President , March 4 , 1861 , among the busy men of the nation were the Governors of the thirty - three States of the Union , since increased to thirty- eight by the admission of Kansas , Nebraska , Nevada , West ...
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