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... person who lived a few miles distant , and , returning to Kentucky on foot , made preparations to remove his family . In a few days , the party bade fare- well to their old home and slavery ; Mrs. Lincoln and her daughter riding one ...
... person who lived a few miles distant , and , returning to Kentucky on foot , made preparations to remove his family . In a few days , the party bade fare- well to their old home and slavery ; Mrs. Lincoln and her daughter riding one ...
Page 16
... person was needed , of different birth and simpler life , to represent the ideas which were now assailed . ” * can . There were not a few contrasts - in origin , in early life , in condition and opportunities - between Washing- ton and ...
... person was needed , of different birth and simpler life , to represent the ideas which were now assailed . ” * can . There were not a few contrasts - in origin , in early life , in condition and opportunities - between Washing- ton and ...
Page 53
... person of his height ; his lower limbs are not dispropor- tioned to his body . In walking , his gait , though firm , is never brisk . He steps slowly and deliberately , almost always with his head inclined forward , and his hands ...
... person of his height ; his lower limbs are not dispropor- tioned to his body . In walking , his gait , though firm , is never brisk . He steps slowly and deliberately , almost always with his head inclined forward , and his hands ...
Page 62
... person he was tall and rugged , with little The Dutchman has seasoned with freedom his krout ; And slow , late , but certain , the Quakers are out ! Give the flag to the winds ! set the hills all aflame ! Make way for the man with the ...
... person he was tall and rugged , with little The Dutchman has seasoned with freedom his krout ; And slow , late , but certain , the Quakers are out ! Give the flag to the winds ! set the hills all aflame ! Make way for the man with the ...
Page 63
... person . Perhaps the quality which struck the most at first sight was his simplicity of manners and conversation , without form or ceremony of any kind , beyond that among neigh- bors . His hand - writing had the same simplicity . It ...
... person . Perhaps the quality which struck the most at first sight was his simplicity of manners and conversation , without form or ceremony of any kind , beyond that among neigh- bors . His hand - writing had the same simplicity . It ...
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