Anecdotes of Abraham Lincoln and Lincoln's Stories: Including Early Life Stories, Professional Life Stories, White House Stories, War Stories, Miscellaneous StoriesRhodes & McClure, 1887 - 246 pages |
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... called him . He was an honest man , as tender - hearted as a woman , and to the last degree charit- able and benevolent . No one ever took offense at Uncle Mord's stories - not even the ladies . I heard him once tell a bevy of fashion ...
... called him . He was an honest man , as tender - hearted as a woman , and to the last degree charit- able and benevolent . No one ever took offense at Uncle Mord's stories - not even the ladies . I heard him once tell a bevy of fashion ...
Page 70
... called in . 6 " Can you build this bridge ? ' inquired the committee . " Yes , ' replied Jones , or any other . I could build a bridge to the infernal regions , if necessary ! ' The committee were shocked , and Brown feit called upon to ...
... called in . 6 " Can you build this bridge ? ' inquired the committee . " Yes , ' replied Jones , or any other . I could build a bridge to the infernal regions , if necessary ! ' The committee were shocked , and Brown feit called upon to ...
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... called , a Yankee , certainly such a one as was never seen , or at least like it ever seen in North America , is introduced in Eng- land , with a varied fol - de - rol of talk , plot , scenery , and such phantasmagoria as goes to make ...
... called , a Yankee , certainly such a one as was never seen , or at least like it ever seen in North America , is introduced in Eng- land , with a varied fol - de - rol of talk , plot , scenery , and such phantasmagoria as goes to make ...
Contents
CONTENTS | 11 |
An Incident of Lincolns Early Hardships | 18 |
The Long Nine Lincoln the Longest of All 424 | 25 |
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