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... given his boat in payment for his services . After several days of difficult travelling , much of the time employed in cutting a road through the forest wide enough for a team , eighteen miles were accomplished , and Spencer County ...
... given his boat in payment for his services . After several days of difficult travelling , much of the time employed in cutting a road through the forest wide enough for a team , eighteen miles were accomplished , and Spencer County ...
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... given to him the gift of opportunity . No inheritance of land or money had fallen to him . No friend stood by his side . He was alone in poverty ; and yet not all alone . There was God above , who watches all , and does not desert the ...
... given to him the gift of opportunity . No inheritance of land or money had fallen to him . No friend stood by his side . He was alone in poverty ; and yet not all alone . There was God above , who watches all , and does not desert the ...
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... : " My understanding of the hired laborer is this : A young man finds himself of an age to be dismissed from parental control ; he has for his capital nothing save two strong hands that God has given him , a 36 ABRAHAM LINCOLN .
... : " My understanding of the hired laborer is this : A young man finds himself of an age to be dismissed from parental control ; he has for his capital nothing save two strong hands that God has given him , a 36 ABRAHAM LINCOLN .
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... given every man one mouth to be fed , and one pair of hands adapted to furnish food for that mouth , if any thing can be proved to be the will of Heaven , it is proved by this fact , that that mouth is to be fed by those hands , without ...
... given every man one mouth to be fed , and one pair of hands adapted to furnish food for that mouth , if any thing can be proved to be the will of Heaven , it is proved by this fact , that that mouth is to be fed by those hands , without ...
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... given the following pen - portrait of President Lincoln , which is believed to be correct : - " Mr. Lincoln stands six feet and four inches high in his stockings . His frame is not muscular , but gaunt and wiry ; his arms are long , but ...
... given the following pen - portrait of President Lincoln , which is believed to be correct : - " Mr. Lincoln stands six feet and four inches high in his stockings . His frame is not muscular , but gaunt and wiry ; his arms are long , but ...
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