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Page 18
... mean , with a profound and tender in- terest . ABRAHAM LINCOLN was born in that part of Hardin County , Kentucky , now embraced by the lines of the recently formed county of Larue , on the 12th of February , 1809. A region more ...
... mean , with a profound and tender in- terest . ABRAHAM LINCOLN was born in that part of Hardin County , Kentucky , now embraced by the lines of the recently formed county of Larue , on the 12th of February , 1809. A region more ...
Page 23
... means at his command . He was a man , however , whom everybody loved , and who heid the warm affection of his eminent son throughout his life . He attributed much of his hard fortune to his lack of education , and in one thing , at ...
... means at his command . He was a man , however , whom everybody loved , and who heid the warm affection of his eminent son throughout his life . He attributed much of his hard fortune to his lack of education , and in one thing , at ...
Page 54
... means , and felt the im- mediate necessity of undertaking some business that would give him bread . It was while he was entertaining this project that an event occurred which , in his undetermined state of mind , seemed to open a way to ...
... means , and felt the im- mediate necessity of undertaking some business that would give him bread . It was while he was entertaining this project that an event occurred which , in his undetermined state of mind , seemed to open a way to ...
Page 72
... means he had wrested from the hardest circumstances a development of his charac- teristic powers . He had acquired the rudiments of an Eng- lish education . He had read several text books of the natural sciences , with special attention ...
... means he had wrested from the hardest circumstances a development of his charac- teristic powers . He had acquired the rudiments of an Eng- lish education . He had read several text books of the natural sciences , with special attention ...
Page 78
... mean and shameful cases that abounded , must have tended to make it a strange business , and not altogether a pleasant one . These long pas- sages while riding the circuit were seasons of reflection with Mr. Lincoln . An amusing ...
... mean and shameful cases that abounded , must have tended to make it a strange business , and not altogether a pleasant one . These long pas- sages while riding the circuit were seasons of reflection with Mr. Lincoln . An amusing ...
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