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Page 18
... eye of his in- structor , and also out of doors with a piece of chalk or charred stick , he was able to write his name , and in less than twelve months could and did write a letter . " One of the first letters he wrote was to an old ...
... eye of his in- structor , and also out of doors with a piece of chalk or charred stick , he was able to write his name , and in less than twelve months could and did write a letter . " One of the first letters he wrote was to an old ...
Page 29
... eyes and to their waiting hearts , but more surely for the fulfilment of his own grand purposes of love and mercy , he prepared the man who should grasp the keys of des- tiny with a firm hand but a tender heart , and unlock the doors of ...
... eyes and to their waiting hearts , but more surely for the fulfilment of his own grand purposes of love and mercy , he prepared the man who should grasp the keys of des- tiny with a firm hand but a tender heart , and unlock the doors of ...
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... eyes unused to weep . It was near night when he concluded by saying , that , if justice was done , -as he believed it would be , -be- fore the sun should set , it would shine upon his client a free man . The jury retired , and the court ...
... eyes unused to weep . It was near night when he concluded by saying , that , if justice was done , -as he believed it would be , -be- fore the sun should set , it would shine upon his client a free man . The jury retired , and the court ...
Page 53
... eyes are lighted up by any emo- tion , and his features begin their play , he would be chosen from among a crowd as one who had in him not only the kindly sentiments which women love , but the heavier metal of which full - grown men and ...
... eyes are lighted up by any emo- tion , and his features begin their play , he would be chosen from among a crowd as one who had in him not only the kindly sentiments which women love , but the heavier metal of which full - grown men and ...
Page 55
... eye was fixed upon the speaker , and all gave him serious atten- tion . He was the tall man eloquent : his countenance glowed with animation , and his eye glistened with an in- telligence that made it lustrous . He was no longer awkward ...
... eye was fixed upon the speaker , and all gave him serious atten- tion . He was the tall man eloquent : his countenance glowed with animation , and his eye glistened with an in- telligence that made it lustrous . He was no longer awkward ...
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