Abraham Lincoln: Tributes from His Associates, Reminiscences of Soldiers, Statesmen and CitizensT.Y. Crowell, 1895 - 295 pages |
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... stands first as the Father of his Country , and his place no one can take . Neither can any one take the place in our love and reverence of our Martyr President , on whom God put the no less weighty task of preserving the American Union ...
... stands first as the Father of his Country , and his place no one can take . Neither can any one take the place in our love and reverence of our Martyr President , on whom God put the no less weighty task of preserving the American Union ...
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... standing at one side of the room , not at the end , while we formed a semicircle before him , he put on his spectacles and , drawing a manuscript from his pocket , read his little speech of acceptance . Afterward , by appointment of the ...
... standing at one side of the room , not at the end , while we formed a semicircle before him , he put on his spectacles and , drawing a manuscript from his pocket , read his little speech of acceptance . Afterward , by appointment of the ...
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... stands unchallenged in the light of thirty years of subsequent study and experience of what was gained and what was lost when power passed into other hands . I love to think of him , however , as the man open to human and humane ...
... stands unchallenged in the light of thirty years of subsequent study and experience of what was gained and what was lost when power passed into other hands . I love to think of him , however , as the man open to human and humane ...
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... standing at the right first entrance , at the prompter's box , directly opposite the box in which the President sat . The performance was to be for the benefit of Miss Laura Keene ; and the President , together with General Grant and ...
... standing at the right first entrance , at the prompter's box , directly opposite the box in which the President sat . The performance was to be for the benefit of Miss Laura Keene ; and the President , together with General Grant and ...
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... standing . It was shown afterward that he had taken a stable in the rear of the theatre , having hired a fine bay mare from a man named James Pumphrey . The horse was saddled and ready to mount , as he had or- dered the bridle not to be ...
... standing . It was shown afterward that he had taken a stable in the rear of the theatre , having hired a fine bay mare from a man named James Pumphrey . The horse was saddled and ready to mount , as he had or- dered the bridle not to be ...
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Page 295 - If we shall suppose that American Slavery is one of those offences which, in the providence of God, must needs come, but which, having continued through His appointed time, He now wills to remove, and that He gives to both North and South, this terrible war, as the woe due to those by whom the offence came, shall we discern therein any departure from those divine attributes which the believers in a Living God always ascribe to Him? Fondly do we hope — fervently do we pray — that this mighty scourge...
Page 293 - The progress of our arms, upon which all else chiefly depends, is as well known to the public as to myself, and it is, I trust reasonably satisfactory and encouraging to all. With high hope for the future, no prediction in regard to it is ventured.
Page 233 - A duty devolves upon me which is, perhaps, greater than that which has devolved upon any other man since the days of WASHINGTON. He never would have succeeded except for the aid of Divine Providence, upon which he at all times relied. I feel that I cannot succeed without the same Divine aid which sustained him, and...
Page 231 - While I am deeply sensible to the high compliment of a re-election, and duly grateful as I trust to Almighty God for having directed my countrymen to a right conclusion, as I think, for their own good, it adds nothing to my satisfaction that any other man may be disappointed or pained by the result.
Page 277 - Blondin, stand up a little straighter — Blondin, stoop a little more — go a little faster — lean a little more to the north — lean a little more to the south...
Page 265 - I want every man to have a chance— and I believe a black man is entitled to it— in which he can better his condition...
Page 70 - I may be on the brink of eternity; and as I hope forgiveness from my Maker, I have written this letter with sincerity towards you and from love for my country.
Page 19 - Upon the subject of education, not presuming to dictate any plan or system respecting it, I can only say that I view it as the most important subject which we, as a people, can be engaged in.
Page 21 - I go for all sharing the privileges of the government who assist in bearing its burdens. Consequently, I go for admitting all whites to the right of suffrage who pay taxes or bear arms (by no means excluding females).
Page 262 - Our fathers, when they framed the government under which we live, understood this question just as well, and even better than we do now.