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... true that the earlier years of many of his neigh- bors and companions would be more engaging to the pen of the biographer and the imagination of the reader , than his . His later career , his noble character , his association with the ...
... true that the earlier years of many of his neigh- bors and companions would be more engaging to the pen of the biographer and the imagination of the reader , than his . His later career , his noble character , his association with the ...
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... something of this spirit in Thomas Lincoln . It is true , at least , that when Abraham was about seven years old , his father became possessed with the desire to sell his little home , and remove 24 LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN .
... something of this spirit in Thomas Lincoln . It is true , at least , that when Abraham was about seven years old , his father became possessed with the desire to sell his little home , and remove 24 LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN .
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... true womanhood . Those who knew the tender and reverent spirit of Abraham Lincoln later in life , will not doubt that he returned to his cabin - home deeply impressed by all that he had heard . It was the rounding up for him of the ...
... true womanhood . Those who knew the tender and reverent spirit of Abraham Lincoln later in life , will not doubt that he returned to his cabin - home deeply impressed by all that he had heard . It was the rounding up for him of the ...
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... true to his obligations , although it was not his good fortune to par- ticipate in the engagements which brought the war to a speedy close . The Indians were overtaken at last by a force under General Henry . The pursuit had led them to ...
... true to his obligations , although it was not his good fortune to par- ticipate in the engagements which brought the war to a speedy close . The Indians were overtaken at last by a force under General Henry . The pursuit had led them to ...
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... of the proud and prosperous . He was altogether a humble man - humble in condition , and humble in spirit . Yet , by the love of that which was good and great and true , and by the hunger and thirst of a noble nature.
... of the proud and prosperous . He was altogether a humble man - humble in condition , and humble in spirit . Yet , by the love of that which was good and great and true , and by the hunger and thirst of a noble nature.
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