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Page 44
... matter was that the man became his fast and life - long friend , and was a better man from that day . It was impossible then , and it always remained impossible , for Lincoln to cherish resentment or revenge . There lived at this time ...
... matter was that the man became his fast and life - long friend , and was a better man from that day . It was impossible then , and it always remained impossible , for Lincoln to cherish resentment or revenge . There lived at this time ...
Page 59
... matters of public concern , his unwearying good nature , his skill in telling a story , his great athletic power , his quaint , odd ways , his uncouth appearance , all tended to bring him into sharp con- trast with the dull mediocrity ...
... matters of public concern , his unwearying good nature , his skill in telling a story , his great athletic power , his quaint , odd ways , his uncouth appearance , all tended to bring him into sharp con- trast with the dull mediocrity ...
Page 60
... matter of history , but the fact that he did so is , as is the further fact that Greene's mother , who loved Lincoln , tried to smooth over the accident , and relieve the young man's embarrassment . Wherever he moved he found men and ...
... matter of history , but the fact that he did so is , as is the further fact that Greene's mother , who loved Lincoln , tried to smooth over the accident , and relieve the young man's embarrassment . Wherever he moved he found men and ...
Page 70
... matter of policy , for which a good reason could be given . It was something , however , for two men to stand out , and protest that slavery was a moral and political evil , over which Congress had power upon the national territory . It ...
... matter of policy , for which a good reason could be given . It was something , however , for two men to stand out , and protest that slavery was a moral and political evil , over which Congress had power upon the national territory . It ...
Page 77
... matter , telling him frankly that he had no case , and ought not to prosecute . Sometimes he was deceived . Sometimes he discovered , in the middle of a trial , by the revelation of a witness , that his client had lied to him . After ...
... matter , telling him frankly that he had no case , and ought not to prosecute . Sometimes he was deceived . Sometimes he discovered , in the middle of a trial , by the revelation of a witness , that his client had lied to him . After ...
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