Abraham LincolnHarper & brothers, 1893 - 542 pages |
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... given . The Muse of History has recognized him as the liberator of a race , redeemer of a republic , and one of the great benefactors of all time . It is to be hoped that eulogy never will place him upon a pedestal or smooth out the ...
... given . The Muse of History has recognized him as the liberator of a race , redeemer of a republic , and one of the great benefactors of all time . It is to be hoped that eulogy never will place him upon a pedestal or smooth out the ...
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... given vigor to his ancestors seems to have been wanting in his blood . Little did this mother know how deeply her lessons of truth and virtue went down into the heart of her listening son ; how in the fulness of time the germs would put ...
... given vigor to his ancestors seems to have been wanting in his blood . Little did this mother know how deeply her lessons of truth and virtue went down into the heart of her listening son ; how in the fulness of time the germs would put ...
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... given with the axe before he could complete his house and clear the ground for raising corn . 1818 . The new home was not finished when the family moved into it - the floor not laid , no boards provided for a door . The moving was ...
... given with the axe before he could complete his house and clear the ground for raising corn . 1818 . The new home was not finished when the family moved into it - the floor not laid , no boards provided for a door . The moving was ...
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... given her only one - quarter of a pound . Leaving everything else he weighed out the other ounces and carried them to her . Another customer paid him six and one - quarter cents more than was his due , and when the store was closed at ...
... given her only one - quarter of a pound . Leaving everything else he weighed out the other ounces and carried them to her . Another customer paid him six and one - quarter cents more than was his due , and when the store was closed at ...
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... given him victory over other wrestlers ; but somehow this clerk of Offut's , who spends so much time in reading , does not go down . He seems to be playing with Jack , and biding his time . Jack's friends do not like the looks of things ...
... given him victory over other wrestlers ; but somehow this clerk of Offut's , who spends so much time in reading , does not go down . He seems to be playing with Jack , and biding his time . Jack's friends do not like the looks of things ...
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