History of the Administration of President Lincoln: Including His Speeches, Letters, Addresses, Proclamations, and Messages. With a Preliminary Sketch of His Life |
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... whole tale was a fabrication . " An almost instantaneous change seemed to have been wrought in the minds of his auditors , and the verdict of ' not guilty ' was at the end of every tongue . But the advocate was not content with this ...
... whole tale was a fabrication . " An almost instantaneous change seemed to have been wrought in the minds of his auditors , and the verdict of ' not guilty ' was at the end of every tongue . But the advocate was not content with this ...
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... whole foundation of it , doubtless , was the fact which Mr. Lincoln states , that , whenever the Democrats tried to get him " to vote that the war had been righteously begun , " he would not do it . He might have said more than this ...
... whole foundation of it , doubtless , was the fact which Mr. Lincoln states , that , whenever the Democrats tried to get him " to vote that the war had been righteously begun , " he would not do it . He might have said more than this ...
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... whole canvass . Mr. Lincoln opened the discussion , and in his clear and eloquent yet homely way exposed the tergiversations of which his opponent had been guilty , and the fallacy of his pretexts for his present course . Mr. Douglas ...
... whole canvass . Mr. Lincoln opened the discussion , and in his clear and eloquent yet homely way exposed the tergiversations of which his opponent had been guilty , and the fallacy of his pretexts for his present course . Mr. Douglas ...
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... whole conntry , not only as a very able debater and an eloquent orator , but also as a wise poli- tician , wise enough to hold firm to sound principles , and to yield nothing of them , even against the judg- ment of earnest friends . On ...
... whole conntry , not only as a very able debater and an eloquent orator , but also as a wise poli- tician , wise enough to hold firm to sound principles , and to yield nothing of them , even against the judg- ment of earnest friends . On ...
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... whole campaign he sought with all his power to press home to the hearts of the people the principles , the example and the teachings of the men of the Revolution . The two combatants first met at Chicago , in July . LIFE OF ABRAHAM ...
... whole campaign he sought with all his power to press home to the hearts of the people the principles , the example and the teachings of the men of the Revolution . The two combatants first met at Chicago , in July . LIFE OF ABRAHAM ...
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