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... never saw a church ; but he heard Parson Elkin preach . At intervals of several months , the good parson held meetings in the neighborhood . He was a Baptist , and Thomas and Nancy Lincoln were members of that communion . Abraham's ...
... never saw a church ; but he heard Parson Elkin preach . At intervals of several months , the good parson held meetings in the neighborhood . He was a Baptist , and Thomas and Nancy Lincoln were members of that communion . Abraham's ...
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... never wore away during all the eventful years that followed . His delicate mother bent to the dust under the burden of life which circumstances had imposed upon her . A quick consumption seized her , and her life went out in the ...
... never wore away during all the eventful years that followed . His delicate mother bent to the dust under the burden of life which circumstances had imposed upon her . A quick consumption seized her , and her life went out in the ...
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... never been surpassed among the historic personages of the world . The Life of Washington , while it gave to him a lofty example of patriotism , incidentally conveyed to his mind a general knowledge of American his- tory ; and the Life ...
... never been surpassed among the historic personages of the world . The Life of Washington , while it gave to him a lofty example of patriotism , incidentally conveyed to his mind a general knowledge of American his- tory ; and the Life ...
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Josiah Gilbert Holland. tion for capacity and integrity . He had never made the trip , knew nothing of the journey , was unaccustomed to business transactions , had never been much upon the river ; but his tact , ability and honesty were ...
Josiah Gilbert Holland. tion for capacity and integrity . He had never made the trip , knew nothing of the journey , was unaccustomed to business transactions , had never been much upon the river ; but his tact , ability and honesty were ...
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... never became an educated man , in the common meaning of that phrase . He could train all his force upon any point , and it mattered little whether the direction was an accustomed one or otherwise . It was a happy thing for the young man ...
... never became an educated man , in the common meaning of that phrase . He could train all his force upon any point , and it mattered little whether the direction was an accustomed one or otherwise . It was a happy thing for the young man ...
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