The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln, as Reflected in His Briefer Letters and Speeches |
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RESPONSE TO A SERENADE July 7 , 1863 FELLO VELLOW - CITIZENS : I am very glad indeed to see you tonight , and yet I will not say I thank you for this call ; but I do most sincerely thank Almighty God for the occasion on which you have ...
RESPONSE TO A SERENADE July 7 , 1863 FELLO VELLOW - CITIZENS : I am very glad indeed to see you tonight , and yet I will not say I thank you for this call ; but I do most sincerely thank Almighty God for the occasion on which you have ...
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Gentlemen , this is a glorious theme , and the occasion for a speech , but I am not prepared to make one worthy of the occasion . I would like to speak in terms of praise due to the many brave officers and soldiers who have fought in ...
Gentlemen , this is a glorious theme , and the occasion for a speech , but I am not prepared to make one worthy of the occasion . I would like to speak in terms of praise due to the many brave officers and soldiers who have fought in ...
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... Edward Ev , erett , who was the principal speaker of the day , wrote to Lincoln , " I should be glad if I could flatter myself that I came as near the central idea of the occasion in two hours as you did in two minutes .
... Edward Ev , erett , who was the principal speaker of the day , wrote to Lincoln , " I should be glad if I could flatter myself that I came as near the central idea of the occasion in two hours as you did in two minutes .
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| Title | The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln, as Reflected in His Briefer Letters and Speeches |
| Author | Abraham Lincoln |
| Editor | H. Jack Lang |
| Publisher | Greenberg, 1941 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 17 Nov 2010 |
| Length | 265 pages |
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