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Page 23
He was a man , however , whom everybody loved , and who held the warm
affection of his eminent son throughout his life . He attributed much of his hard
fortune to his lack of education , and in one thing , at least , showed himself more
wisely ...
He was a man , however , whom everybody loved , and who held the warm
affection of his eminent son throughout his life . He attributed much of his hard
fortune to his lack of education , and in one thing , at least , showed himself more
wisely ...
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At intervals of several months , the good parson held meetings in the
neighborhood . He was a Baptist , and Thomas and Nancy Lincoln were
members of that communion . Abraham's first ideas of public speech were
gathered from the simple ...
At intervals of several months , the good parson held meetings in the
neighborhood . He was a Baptist , and Thomas and Nancy Lincoln were
members of that communion . Abraham's first ideas of public speech were
gathered from the simple ...
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He spoke of the precious Christian woman who had gone with the warm praise
which she deserved , and held her up as an example of true womanhood . Those
who knew the tender and reverent spirit of Abraham Lincoln later in life , will not ...
He spoke of the precious Christian woman who had gone with the warm praise
which she deserved , and held her up as an example of true womanhood . Those
who knew the tender and reverent spirit of Abraham Lincoln later in life , will not ...
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He threw him upon the ground , held him there as if he had been a child , and
gathering some “ smart - weed ” which grew upon the spot , rubbed it into his face
and eyes , until the fellow bellowed with pain . Lincoln did all this without a
particle ...
He threw him upon the ground , held him there as if he had been a child , and
gathering some “ smart - weed ” which grew upon the spot , rubbed it into his face
and eyes , until the fellow bellowed with pain . Lincoln did all this without a
particle ...
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One of these clubs held its meetings at an old store - house in New Salem , and
the first speech young Lincoln ever made was made there . He used to call the
exercise " practicing polemics . ” As these clubs were composed principally of
men ...
One of these clubs held its meetings at an old store - house in New Salem , and
the first speech young Lincoln ever made was made there . He used to call the
exercise " practicing polemics . ” As these clubs were composed principally of
men ...
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Page 401 - And upon this act, sincerely believed to be an act of justice, warranted by the Constitution upon military necessity, I invoke the considerate judgment of mankind, and the gracious favor of Aimighty God.
Page 161 - We are now far into the fifth year since a policy was initiated with the avowed object and confident promise of putting an end to slavery agitation. Under the operation of that policy that agitation has not only not ceased, but has constantly augmented. In my opinion, it will not cease until a crisis shall have been reached and passed. " A house divided against itself cannot stand.
Page 400 - And by virtue of the power and for the purpose aforesaid, I do order and declare that all persons held as slaves within said designated States and parts of States are, and henceforward shall be free ; and that the Executive Government of the United States, including the military and naval authorities thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of said persons.
Page 504 - With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive...
Page 284 - Suppose you go to war, you cannot fight always; and when, after much loss on both sides, and no gain on either, you cease fighting, the identical old questions as to terms of intercourse are again upon you.
Page 355 - My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do it ; and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it ; and if I could do it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would also do that.
Page 407 - Fellow-citizens, we cannot escape history. We of this Congress and this Administration will be remembered in spite of ourselves. No personal significance or insignificance can spare one or another of us. The fiery trial through which we pass will light us down, in honor or dishonor, to the latest generation.
Page 151 - They meant to set up a standard maxim for free society which should be familiar to all, and revered by all; constantly looked to, constantly labored for, and even though never perfectly attained, constantly approximated, and thereby constantly spreading and deepening its influence and augmenting the happiness and value of life to all people of all colors everywhere.
Page 503 - At this second appearing to take the oath of the presidential office, there is less occasion for an extended address than there was at the first. Then a statement, somewhat in detail, of a course to be pursued, seemed fitting and proper. Now, at the expiration of four years, during which public declarations have been constantly called forth on every point and phase of the great contest which still absorbs the attention and engrosses the energies of the nation, little that is new could be presented.
Page 211 - If slavery is right, all words, acts, laws, and constitutions against it are themselves wrong and should be silenced and swept away. If it is right, we cannot justly object to its nationality — its universality ; if it is wrong, they cannot justly insist upon its extension — its enlargement. All they ask we could readily grant, if we thought slavery right; all we ask they could as readily grant, if they thought it wrong. Their thinking it right and our thinking it wrong, is the precise fact upon...
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| Title | Life of Abraham Lincoln |
| Author | Josiah Gilbert Holland |
| Publisher | G. Bill, 1866 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 4 Dec 2006 |
| ISBN | 0722287755, 9780722287750 |
| Length | 544 pages |
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