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... held meetings in the neighborhood . He was a Baptist , and Thomas and Nancy Lincoln were members of that communion . Abraham's first ideas of public speech were gathered from the simple ad- dresses of this humble and devoted itinerant ...
... held meetings in the neighborhood . He was a Baptist , and Thomas and Nancy Lincoln were members of that communion . Abraham's first ideas of public speech were gathered from the simple ad- dresses of this humble and devoted itinerant ...
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... held her up as an example of true womanhood . Those who knew the tender and reverent spirit of Abraham Lincoln later in life , will not doubt that he returned to his cabin - home deeply impressed by all that he had heard . It was the ...
... held her up as an example of true womanhood . Those who knew the tender and reverent spirit of Abraham Lincoln later in life , will not doubt that he returned to his cabin - home deeply impressed by all that he had heard . It was the ...
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... held him there as if he had been a child , and gathering some " smart - weed ” which grew upon the spot , rubbed it into his face and eyes , until the fellow bellowed with pain . Lincoln did all this without a particle of anger , and ...
... held him there as if he had been a child , and gathering some " smart - weed ” which grew upon the spot , rubbed it into his face and eyes , until the fellow bellowed with pain . Lincoln did all this without a particle of anger , and ...
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... held its meetings at an old store - house in New Salem , and the first speech young Lincoln ever made was made there . He used to call the exercise " practicing polemics . " As these clubs were composed principally of men of no ...
... held its meetings at an old store - house in New Salem , and the first speech young Lincoln ever made was made there . He used to call the exercise " practicing polemics . " As these clubs were composed principally of men of no ...
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... held a meeting at Richland for the election of officers ; and now the influence of the Clary's Grove Boys was felt . Lincoln had completely won their hearts , and they told him that he must be their captain . It was an office that he ...
... held a meeting at Richland for the election of officers ; and now the influence of the Clary's Grove Boys was felt . Lincoln had completely won their hearts , and they told him that he must be their captain . It was an office that he ...
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