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Page 26
... received , in principal , as the payment for his little homestead in Kentucky , and transferred to his new home in Indiana , that he was addicted to the vice of strong drink . In those days , alcoholic liquors were in general use among ...
... received , in principal , as the payment for his little homestead in Kentucky , and transferred to his new home in Indiana , that he was addicted to the vice of strong drink . In those days , alcoholic liquors were in general use among ...
Page 30
... received the preacher and the mourning family in a silence broken only by the songs of birds , and the murmur of insects , or the creaking cart of some late comer . Taking his stand at the foot of the grave , Parson Elkin lifted his ...
... received the preacher and the mourning family in a silence broken only by the songs of birds , and the murmur of insects , or the creaking cart of some late comer . Taking his stand at the foot of the grave , Parson Elkin lifted his ...
Page 34
... receiving upon the bottom of his boat , before he shoved off , a silver half dol- lar from each of his passengers . " I ... received a kick from her which prostrated him , and made him insensible . With the first instant of returning ...
... receiving upon the bottom of his boat , before he shoved off , a silver half dol- lar from each of his passengers . " I ... received a kick from her which prostrated him , and made him insensible . With the first instant of returning ...
Page 35
... his companion grow- ing excited and warm with their work , leaped on shore , and followed them . Both were too swift of foot for the negroes , and all of them received a severe pounding . They LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN . 35.
... his companion grow- ing excited and warm with their work , leaped on shore , and followed them . Both were too swift of foot for the negroes , and all of them received a severe pounding . They LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN . 35.
Page 36
... received reinforcements , they cut adrift , and floating down a mile or two , tied up to the bank again , and watched and waited for the morning . The trip was brought at length to a successful end . The cargo , or " load , " as they ...
... received reinforcements , they cut adrift , and floating down a mile or two , tied up to the bank again , and watched and waited for the morning . The trip was brought at length to a successful end . The cargo , or " load , " as they ...
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