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... word , especially if others had been induced to act on it , which in this case I had no doubt they had , for I was now fairly convinced that no other man on earth would have her , and hence the conclusion that they were bent on holding ...
... word , especially if others had been induced to act on it , which in this case I had no doubt they had , for I was now fairly convinced that no other man on earth would have her , and hence the conclusion that they were bent on holding ...
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... word , honor , or conscience . I don't believe you can guess , and so I might as well tell you at once . As the lawyer says , it was done in the manner following , to wit : After I had delayed the matter as long as I thought I could ...
... word , honor , or conscience . I don't believe you can guess , and so I might as well tell you at once . As the lawyer says , it was done in the manner following , to wit : After I had delayed the matter as long as I thought I could ...
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... words : " The Democrats are vulnerable in the heel , but they are sound in the head and the heart . " The first branch of the figure — that is , that the Democrats are vulnerable in the heel - I admit is not merely figuratively , but ...
... words : " The Democrats are vulnerable in the heel , but they are sound in the head and the heart . " The first branch of the figure — that is , that the Democrats are vulnerable in the heel - I admit is not merely figuratively , but ...
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... words imported insult . " I meant them as a fair set - off to your own statements , and not otherwise ; and in that light alone I now wish you to understand them . You ask for my present " feelings on the subject . " I entertain no ...
... words imported insult . " I meant them as a fair set - off to your own statements , and not otherwise ; and in that light alone I now wish you to understand them . You ask for my present " feelings on the subject . " I entertain no ...
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... , " or in other words , that he renders the worst of human condi- tions tolerable , while he permits the best to be nothing better than tolerable . [ Letter to Joshua F. Speed . Springfield , Illinois 29 OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
... , " or in other words , that he renders the worst of human condi- tions tolerable , while he permits the best to be nothing better than tolerable . [ Letter to Joshua F. Speed . Springfield , Illinois 29 OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
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