Abraham LincolnHarper & brothers, 1893 - 542 pages |
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... entered the uncompleted cabin , and beheld her newly - acquired daughter and son , their clothes worn to tatters . But her coming brought about a new order of things . A door was hung , a floor laid , a window pro- vided , and neatness ...
... entered the uncompleted cabin , and beheld her newly - acquired daughter and son , their clothes worn to tatters . But her coming brought about a new order of things . A door was hung , a floor laid , a window pro- vided , and neatness ...
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... entered Illinois , to be thenceforth a citizen of that State . He had reached the years of manhood . What would he do with himself ? For what was he fitted ? He was so strong of muscle that he could sink an axe into a hickory log deeper ...
... entered Illinois , to be thenceforth a citizen of that State . He had reached the years of manhood . What would he do with himself ? For what was he fitted ? He was so strong of muscle that he could sink an axe into a hickory log deeper ...
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... entered the store , and signed a note promising to pay $ 400 after a specified number of days . A little later Abraham RUTLEDGE'S MILL . Lincoln & Berry's store stood near the trees at the right of the view . ] Lincoln came , beheld the ...
... entered the store , and signed a note promising to pay $ 400 after a specified number of days . A little later Abraham RUTLEDGE'S MILL . Lincoln & Berry's store stood near the trees at the right of the view . ] Lincoln came , beheld the ...
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... entered the building in which the rep- resentatives met he crossed one of the dividing lines of his life . The future was to be far different from the past . He was associated with the foremost men of the State , who had been selected ...
... entered the building in which the rep- resentatives met he crossed one of the dividing lines of his life . The future was to be far different from the past . He was associated with the foremost men of the State , who had been selected ...
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... entered upon a period of doubt in religion . Thomas Paine's " Age of Reason " and Volney's " Ruins " led him to question generally accepted religious beliefs . ( " ) Little does he think , as he listens to the enchanting voice , that a ...
... entered upon a period of doubt in religion . Thomas Paine's " Age of Reason " and Volney's " Ruins " led him to question generally accepted religious beliefs . ( " ) Little does he think , as he listens to the enchanting voice , that a ...
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