The Lincoln Memorial: A Record of the Life, Assassination, and Obsequies of the Martyred PresidentJohn Gilmary Shea |
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... present Memorial has been com- piled . Original matter has been furnished , and the full reports of the press , in all parts of the country , freely used . Giving a sketch of the late President's life , an account of his death and ...
... present Memorial has been com- piled . Original matter has been furnished , and the full reports of the press , in all parts of the country , freely used . Giving a sketch of the late President's life , an account of his death and ...
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... present session , the undersigned hereby protest against the passage of the same . " They believe that the institution of slavery is founded on both in- justice and bad policy ; but that the promulgation of abolition doc- trines tends ...
... present session , the undersigned hereby protest against the passage of the same . " They believe that the institution of slavery is founded on both in- justice and bad policy ; but that the promulgation of abolition doc- trines tends ...
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... present , and spoke in the same city on the next day . Two more great speeches by Douglas , and one more speech by Lincoln were made before they entered the lists in debate . In one of those speeches , Douglas found occasion - for he ...
... present , and spoke in the same city on the next day . Two more great speeches by Douglas , and one more speech by Lincoln were made before they entered the lists in debate . In one of those speeches , Douglas found occasion - for he ...
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... present to you the authentic evidence of the action of the Con- vention ; and , sir , without any phrase which shall either be considered personally plauditory to yourself , or which shall have any reference to the principles involved ...
... present to you the authentic evidence of the action of the Con- vention ; and , sir , without any phrase which shall either be considered personally plauditory to yourself , or which shall have any reference to the principles involved ...
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... present time , have indeed a mournful interest : " MY FRIENDS : No one not in my position can appreciate the sad- ness I feel at this parting . To this people I owe all that I am . Here I have lived more than a quarter of a century ...
... present time , have indeed a mournful interest : " MY FRIENDS : No one not in my position can appreciate the sad- ness I feel at this parting . To this people I owe all that I am . Here I have lived more than a quarter of a century ...
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