Abraham Lincoln Wisdom and WitPeter Pauper Press, Inc., 1997 - Biography & Autobiography |
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... young and unknown to many of you , I was born , and have ever remained , in the most humble walks of life . I have no wealthy or popular relations or friends to rec- ommend me . My case is thrown exclu- sively upon the independent ...
... young and unknown to many of you , I was born , and have ever remained , in the most humble walks of life . I have no wealthy or popular relations or friends to rec- ommend me . My case is thrown exclu- sively upon the independent ...
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... this sad world of ours , sorrow comes to all ; and , to the young , it comes with bitterest agony , because it takes them unawares . The older have learned to ever expect it .... I have been shown in the files of the War.
... this sad world of ours , sorrow comes to all ; and , to the young , it comes with bitterest agony , because it takes them unawares . The older have learned to ever expect it .... I have been shown in the files of the War.
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... young man [ on sentry duty ] on my skirts . It is not to be wondered at that a boy , raised on a farm , probably in the habit of going to bed at dark , should , when required to watch , fall asleep ; and I cannot con- sent to shoot him ...
... young man [ on sentry duty ] on my skirts . It is not to be wondered at that a boy , raised on a farm , probably in the habit of going to bed at dark , should , when required to watch , fall asleep ; and I cannot con- sent to shoot him ...
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