The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln, as Reflected in His Briefer Letters and Speeches |
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... failed in his attempt to provision Fort Sumter ; to General Meade , who failed to pursue his advantage after Gettysburg ; and to the Army of the Potomac after their crushing defeat at Fredericksburg , best show Lincoln's sympathetic ...
... failed in his attempt to provision Fort Sumter ; to General Meade , who failed to pursue his advantage after Gettysburg ; and to the Army of the Potomac after their crushing defeat at Fredericksburg , best show Lincoln's sympathetic ...
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... failed to enter Harvard . LETTER TO GEORGE LATHAM Springfield , Ills . , July 22 , 1860 Y DEAR GEORGE : Μ ' I have scarcely felt greater pain in my life than on learning yesterday from Bob's letter , that you had failed to enter Harvard ...
... failed to enter Harvard . LETTER TO GEORGE LATHAM Springfield , Ills . , July 22 , 1860 Y DEAR GEORGE : Μ ' I have scarcely felt greater pain in my life than on learning yesterday from Bob's letter , that you had failed to enter Harvard ...
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... to know that , in your judg- ment , the little I did say was not entirely a failure . Of course I knew Mr. Everett would not fail , and yet , while the whole discourse was eminently satisfactory [ 206 ] To Edward Everett.
... to know that , in your judg- ment , the little I did say was not entirely a failure . Of course I knew Mr. Everett would not fail , and yet , while the whole discourse was eminently satisfactory [ 206 ] To Edward Everett.
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