Abraham Lincoln: A Biography, by Benjamin P. Thomas |
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Page 89
... mind to marry Mary or put her forever out of his thoughts , he warned . Lincoln replied that he realized this was so . " But before I resolve to do the one thing or the other , I must regain my confidence in my own ability to keep my ...
... mind to marry Mary or put her forever out of his thoughts , he warned . Lincoln replied that he realized this was so . " But before I resolve to do the one thing or the other , I must regain my confidence in my own ability to keep my ...
Page 108
... mind is impelled to action , or held in rest by some power , over which the mind itself has no control ; and I have some- times ( with one , two or three , but never publicly ) tried to main- tain this opinion in argument . The habit of ...
... mind is impelled to action , or held in rest by some power , over which the mind itself has no control ; and I have some- times ( with one , two or three , but never publicly ) tried to main- tain this opinion in argument . The habit of ...
Page 334
... mind . He did not oppose the policy , he said , but he thought the time unpropitious because of the unfavorable military situa- tion . With the public mind oppressed by defeat , such an announce- ment would seem like an admission of ...
... mind . He did not oppose the policy , he said , but he thought the time unpropitious because of the unfavorable military situa- tion . With the public mind oppressed by defeat , such an announce- ment would seem like an admission of ...
Contents
The Short and Simple Annals of the Poor | 3 |
Young Man on His Own | 23 |
His Love Affairs | 44 |
Copyright | |
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