The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln, as Reflected in His Briefer Letters and Speeches |
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... DEAR SIR AND MADAM : M * In the untimely loss of your noble son , our affliction here is scarcely less than your own . So much of promised usefulness to one's country , and of bright hopes for one's self and friends , have rarely been ...
... DEAR SIR AND MADAM : M * In the untimely loss of your noble son , our affliction here is scarcely less than your own . So much of promised usefulness to one's country , and of bright hopes for one's self and friends , have rarely been ...
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... DEAR SIR : MY I have been brought to fear recently that somehow , by commission or omission , I have caused you some degree of pain . I have never en- tertained an unkind feeling or a disparaging thought toward you ; and if I have said ...
... DEAR SIR : MY I have been brought to fear recently that somehow , by commission or omission , I have caused you some degree of pain . I have never en- tertained an unkind feeling or a disparaging thought toward you ; and if I have said ...
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... DEAR SIR : Your kind note of to - day is received . In our respective parts yesterday , you could not have been excused to make a short address , nor I a long one . I am pleased to know that , in your judg- ment , the little I did say ...
... DEAR SIR : Your kind note of to - day is received . In our respective parts yesterday , you could not have been excused to make a short address , nor I a long one . I am pleased to know that , in your judg- ment , the little I did say ...
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To Mary Owens | 7 |
To Joshua F Speed | 15 |
To Abraham Bale | 27 |
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