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Page 49
... felt . Lincoln had completely won their hearts , and they told him that he must be their captain . It was an office that he did not aspire to , and one for which he felt that he had no special fitness ; but he consented to be a ...
... felt . Lincoln had completely won their hearts , and they told him that he must be their captain . It was an office that he did not aspire to , and one for which he felt that he had no special fitness ; but he consented to be a ...
Page 54
... felt the im- mediate necessity of undertaking some business that would give him bread . It was while he was entertaining this project that an event occurred which , in his undetermined state of mind , seemed to open a way to success in ...
... felt the im- mediate necessity of undertaking some business that would give him bread . It was while he was entertaining this project that an event occurred which , in his undetermined state of mind , seemed to open a way to success in ...
Page 60
... felt kindly toward every man . People were glad to see him rise , because it seemed just that he should rise . Indeed , all seemed glad to help him along . He was a man of practical expedients . He always 60 LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN .
... felt kindly toward every man . People were glad to see him rise , because it seemed just that he should rise . Indeed , all seemed glad to help him along . He was a man of practical expedients . He always 60 LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN .
Page 74
... felt in Illinois , where the old democratic majority was very nearly destroyed . Colonel W. L. D. Ewing was the candidate of the democrats for speaker , in opposition to Mr. Lincoln , and was at last elected by a majority of one vote ...
... felt in Illinois , where the old democratic majority was very nearly destroyed . Colonel W. L. D. Ewing was the candidate of the democrats for speaker , in opposition to Mr. Lincoln , and was at last elected by a majority of one vote ...
Page 80
... felt that he could afford to give to the opposing coun- sel everything that he could claim , and still have material enough left for carrying his verdicts . His fairness was not only apparent but real , and the juries he addressed knew ...
... felt that he could afford to give to the opposing coun- sel everything that he could claim , and still have material enough left for carrying his verdicts . His fairness was not only apparent but real , and the juries he addressed knew ...
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