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Page 26
... thought of evil . Mr. Lincoln supposed he was receiv- ing a commodity which would be of great value to him in the new regions of Indiana , where distillation had not been at- tempted ; and he doubtless found a ready market for the frac ...
... thought of evil . Mr. Lincoln supposed he was receiv- ing a commodity which would be of great value to him in the new regions of Indiana , where distillation had not been at- tempted ; and he doubtless found a ready market for the frac ...
Page 29
... thought of the good Parson Elkin whom they had left in Kentucky ; and Abraham's skill in writing was brought into use in addressing to him a message . His imperfect penmanship had been acquired partly in the schools he had attended ...
... thought of the good Parson Elkin whom they had left in Kentucky ; and Abraham's skill in writing was brought into use in addressing to him a message . His imperfect penmanship had been acquired partly in the schools he had attended ...
Page 30
... messages to their friends . In the composition of these letters his early habits of putting the thoughts of others as well as his own into language were formed . The exercise was , indeed , as good 30 LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN .
... messages to their friends . In the composition of these letters his early habits of putting the thoughts of others as well as his own into language were formed . The exercise was , indeed , as good 30 LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN .
Page 31
... thought in language . Much of his subsequent power as a writer and speaker was undoubt- edly traceable to this early ... thoughts which it excited , as revealed by himself in a speech made to the New Jersey Senate , while on his way to ...
... thought in language . Much of his subsequent power as a writer and speaker was undoubt- edly traceable to this early ... thoughts which it excited , as revealed by himself in a speech made to the New Jersey Senate , while on his way to ...
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... thought about getting home , where he arrived at last , battered , but ready for further service . At the age of nineteen , Abraham made his second essay in navigation , and this time caught something more than a glimpse of the great ...
... thought about getting home , where he arrived at last , battered , but ready for further service . At the age of nineteen , Abraham made his second essay in navigation , and this time caught something more than a glimpse of the great ...
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