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... thought was no serious enough , and the second was on the other extreme . shall send this , turn out as it may . This thing of living in Springfield is rather a dull busi ness , after all ; at least it is so to me .
... thought was no serious enough , and the second was on the other extreme . shall send this , turn out as it may . This thing of living in Springfield is rather a dull busi ness , after all ; at least it is so to me .
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we parted , and I can only account for it by supposing that seeing you lately makes me think of you more than usual ; while at our late meeting we had but few expressions of thoughts . You must know that I cannot see you or think of you ...
we parted , and I can only account for it by supposing that seeing you lately makes me think of you more than usual ; while at our late meeting we had but few expressions of thoughts . You must know that I cannot see you or think of you ...
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I had seen the said sister some three years before , thought her intelligent and agreeable , and saw no good objection to plodding life through hand in hand with her . Time passed on , the lady , took her journey , and in due time ...
I had seen the said sister some three years before , thought her intelligent and agreeable , and saw no good objection to plodding life through hand in hand with her . Time passed on , the lady , took her journey , and in due time ...
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Well , " thought I , " I have said it , and , be the consequences what they may , it shall not be my fault if I fail to do it . ” At once I determined to consider her my wife , and this done , all my powers of discovery were put to T.
Well , " thought I , " I have said it , and , be the consequences what they may , it shall not be my fault if I fail to do it . ” At once I determined to consider her my wife , and this done , all my powers of discovery were put to T.
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... and so I might as well tell you at once . As the lawyer says , it was done in the manner following , to wit : After I had delayed the matter as long as I thought I could in honor do ( which , by the way , 23 OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
... and so I might as well tell you at once . As the lawyer says , it was done in the manner following , to wit : After I had delayed the matter as long as I thought I could in honor do ( which , by the way , 23 OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
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| Title | Letters and Addresses of Abraham Lincoln ... Issue 2 of The unit books The unit books, no.2 |
| Author | Abraham Lincoln |
| Publisher | H.W. Bell, 1903 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 9 Jan 2008 |
| Length | 399 pages |
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