The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln, as Reflected in His Briefer Letters and Speeches |
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... whole day's work in any one day . You do not very much dislike to work , and still you do not work much , merely because it does not seem to you that you could get much for it . This habit of uselessly wasting time is the whole ...
... whole day's work in any one day . You do not very much dislike to work , and still you do not work much , merely because it does not seem to you that you could get much for it . This habit of uselessly wasting time is the whole ...
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... whole North , while the common enemy would still carry the whole South . The question of men is a different one . There are good patriotic men and able statesmen in the South whom I would cheer- fully support , if they would now place ...
... whole North , while the common enemy would still carry the whole South . The question of men is a different one . There are good patriotic men and able statesmen in the South whom I would cheer- fully support , if they would now place ...
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... am pleased 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.
... am pleased 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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