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Page 24
... gave evidence afterwards , as we shall see , that he remembered him with interest and affection . When inefficient men become very uncomfortable , they are quite likely to try emigration as a remedy . A good deal of what is called " the ...
... gave evidence afterwards , as we shall see , that he remembered him with interest and affection . When inefficient men become very uncomfortable , they are quite likely to try emigration as a remedy . A good deal of what is called " the ...
Page 29
... gave him liberty to notify the neighbors of the promised service . As the appointed day approached , notice was given to the whole neighborhood , embracing every family within twenty miles . Neighbor carried the notice to neighbor . It ...
... gave him liberty to notify the neighbors of the promised service . As the appointed day approached , notice was given to the whole neighborhood , embracing every family within twenty miles . Neighbor carried the notice to neighbor . It ...
Page 31
... gave to him a lofty example of patriotism , incidentally conveyed to his mind a general knowledge of American his- tory ; and the Life of Henry Clay spoke to him of a living man who had risen to political and professional eminence from ...
... gave to him a lofty example of patriotism , incidentally conveyed to his mind a general knowledge of American his- tory ; and the Life of Henry Clay spoke to him of a living man who had risen to political and professional eminence from ...
Page 55
... gave him a chance to read every newspaper that was taken in the vicin- ity . He had never been able to get half the newspapers he wanted before , and the office gave him the prospect of a con- stant feast . Not wishing to be tied to the ...
... gave him a chance to read every newspaper that was taken in the vicin- ity . He had never been able to get half the newspapers he wanted before , and the office gave him the prospect of a con- stant feast . Not wishing to be tied to the ...
Page 57
... pay a debt of Berry's , for which he was surety , but they were bought by a man named James Short , who immediately gave them back to him . CHAPTER V. HITHERTO the life of our subject has run LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN . 57.
... pay a debt of Berry's , for which he was surety , but they were bought by a man named James Short , who immediately gave them back to him . CHAPTER V. HITHERTO the life of our subject has run LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN . 57.
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