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... continued , and he read all that he could obtain far and near . With the immortal dreamer of Bedford jail , he traced the pathway of the Christian pilgrim from the City of Destruction to his Celestial Home beyond the river ; and no ...
... continued , and he read all that he could obtain far and near . With the immortal dreamer of Bedford jail , he traced the pathway of the Christian pilgrim from the City of Destruction to his Celestial Home beyond the river ; and no ...
Page 40
... continued his studies , and improved his increased opportunities for extensive reading . He is said to have written out a synopsis of every book he read , and thus to have fixed the contents in his memory . F About this time , John ...
... continued his studies , and improved his increased opportunities for extensive reading . He is said to have written out a synopsis of every book he read , and thus to have fixed the contents in his memory . F About this time , John ...
Page 43
... continued Greene .. ' It would use me all up to carry such a load a quarter part of that distance . ' “ I am used to it , you know ; and that makes the dif ference . But , come , just see what I know about the first part of that volume ...
... continued Greene .. ' It would use me all up to carry such a load a quarter part of that distance . ' “ I am used to it , you know ; and that makes the dif ference . But , come , just see what I know about the first part of that volume ...
Page 70
... Lincoln then addressed the Assembly ; and after repeating , in substance , some things in his previous speech , continued : " You , Mr. Speaker , have well said - that this is the time when the bravest and 70 ABRAHAM LINCOLN .
... Lincoln then addressed the Assembly ; and after repeating , in substance , some things in his previous speech , continued : " You , Mr. Speaker , have well said - that this is the time when the bravest and 70 ABRAHAM LINCOLN .
Page 75
... continued ; and but for the watchfulness and determination of his friends , and the care and military preparations of Gen. Scott , it is quite probable that his inauguration would never have taken place . " 11 A correspondent of the ...
... continued ; and but for the watchfulness and determination of his friends , and the care and military preparations of Gen. Scott , it is quite probable that his inauguration would never have taken place . " 11 A correspondent of the ...
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