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... called them to it , and they did not withhold themselves from the perilous trial . The ordinary occupations of life were abandoned ; the plough was staid in the unfinished furrow ; wives gave up their husbands , and mothers gave up ...
... called them to it , and they did not withhold themselves from the perilous trial . The ordinary occupations of life were abandoned ; the plough was staid in the unfinished furrow ; wives gave up their husbands , and mothers gave up ...
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... called upon to account for himself . If he had had no particular appointment or business to attend to , he would have taken care to be able so to account . He would have been out of town , or in some good com- pany . Has he accounted ...
... called upon to account for himself . If he had had no particular appointment or business to attend to , he would have taken care to be able so to account . He would have been out of town , or in some good com- pany . Has he accounted ...
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... called a government ? No , Sir . It should not be denominated a Constitution . It should be called , rather , a collection of topics for everlasting controversy ; heads of debate for a disputatious people . It would not be a government ...
... called a government ? No , Sir . It should not be denominated a Constitution . It should be called , rather , a collection of topics for everlasting controversy ; heads of debate for a disputatious people . It would not be a government ...
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The Study of Speeches | 1 |
WENDELL PHILLIPS PAGE | 9 |
Lincolns First Inaugural | 21 |
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