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... never break the tie of personal friendship be- tween us . I wish an answer to this , and you are at liberty to publish both , if you choose . [ From an address before the young men's lyceum of Spring- field , Illinois , 27 January 1837 ...
... never break the tie of personal friendship be- tween us . I wish an answer to this , and you are at liberty to publish both , if you choose . [ From an address before the young men's lyceum of Spring- field , Illinois , 27 January 1837 ...
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... Never ! All the armies of Europe , Asia , and Africa combined , with all the treasure of the earth ( our own excepted ) in their military chest , with a Bonaparte for a commander , could not by force take a drink from the Ohio or make a ...
... Never ! All the armies of Europe , Asia , and Africa combined , with all the treasure of the earth ( our own excepted ) in their military chest , with a Bonaparte for a commander , could not by force take a drink from the Ohio or make a ...
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... never to violate in the least particu- lar the laws of the country , and never to tolerate their viola- tion by others . As the patriots of seventy - six did to the support of the Declaration of Independence , so to the sup- port of the ...
... never to violate in the least particu- lar the laws of the country , and never to tolerate their viola- tion by others . As the patriots of seventy - six did to the support of the Declaration of Independence , so to the sup- port of the ...
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... Never ! Towering genius disdains a beaten path . It seeks regions hitherto unexplored . It sees no distinction in adding story to story upon the monuments of fame erected to the memory of others . It denies that it is glory enough to ...
... Never ! Towering genius disdains a beaten path . It seeks regions hitherto unexplored . It sees no distinction in adding story to story upon the monuments of fame erected to the memory of others . It denies that it is glory enough to ...
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... never do , the silent artillery of time has done the leveling of its walls . They are gone . They were a forest of giant oaks ; but the all - restless hurricane has swept over them , and left only here and there a lonely trunk ...
... never do , the silent artillery of time has done the leveling of its walls . They are gone . They were a forest of giant oaks ; but the all - restless hurricane has swept over them , and left only here and there a lonely trunk ...
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