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Page 77
... equal . He had been engaged in practice but a short time when he was found habitually on one side or the other of every important case in the circuit . The writer remembers an instance in which many years ago , before he had risen to ...
... equal . He had been engaged in practice but a short time when he was found habitually on one side or the other of every important case in the circuit . The writer remembers an instance in which many years ago , before he had risen to ...
Page 82
... equal thoroughness . He was called slow in arriv- ing at the points of a case . It is probably true that his mind was not one of the quickest in the processes of investigation . He certainly exercised great care in coming to his ...
... equal thoroughness . He was called slow in arriv- ing at the points of a case . It is probably true that his mind was not one of the quickest in the processes of investigation . He certainly exercised great care in coming to his ...
Page 104
... equal if not the superior of any speech deliv- ered during the session . Mr. Lincoln spoke as follows : “ MR . CHAIRMAN : Some , if not all , of the gentlemen on the other side of the House , who have addressed the committee within the ...
... equal if not the superior of any speech deliv- ered during the session . Mr. Lincoln spoke as follows : “ MR . CHAIRMAN : Some , if not all , of the gentlemen on the other side of the House , who have addressed the committee within the ...
Page 119
... equal to that by which he had been elected to Congress . The general result of the election brought to him great satisfaction . It justified his own judgment touch- ing the candidate's availability , and promised a return to the policy ...
... equal to that by which he had been elected to Congress . The general result of the election brought to him great satisfaction . It justified his own judgment touch- ing the candidate's availability , and promised a return to the policy ...
Page 132
... equals . He was great both at Nisi Prius and before an appellate tribunal . He seized the strong points of a case , and presented them with clearness and great compactness . A vein of humor never deserted him , and he was always able to ...
... equals . He was great both at Nisi Prius and before an appellate tribunal . He seized the strong points of a case , and presented them with clearness and great compactness . A vein of humor never deserted him , and he was always able to ...
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