Abraham LincolnHarper & brothers, 1893 - 542 pages |
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... wrote his first Inaugural .. Lincoln & Herndon's Office in the Tha Building from the Corner . ( From a pho- tograph taken by the author in October , 1890 ) ..... 901 2 Bush , in possession of the family ) .. 113 Seeing Slavery at its ...
... wrote his first Inaugural .. Lincoln & Herndon's Office in the Tha Building from the Corner . ( From a pho- tograph taken by the author in October , 1890 ) ..... 901 2 Bush , in possession of the family ) .. 113 Seeing Slavery at its ...
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... wrote in his arithmetic : 1824 . " Abraham Lincoln , His hand and pen ; He will be good , But God knows when . " ( 4 ) After a few weeks with Dorsey , two years went by before the settlers felt able to employ another teacher . Abraham ...
... wrote in his arithmetic : 1824 . " Abraham Lincoln , His hand and pen ; He will be good , But God knows when . " ( 4 ) After a few weeks with Dorsey , two years went by before the settlers felt able to employ another teacher . Abraham ...
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... wrote a composition upon cruelty to animals , in which he maintained that to give pain to a dumb animal was contemptible , cruel , and wicked . A few weeks at school , and he was once more at work . It was irk- some to swing an axe and ...
... wrote a composition upon cruelty to animals , in which he maintained that to give pain to a dumb animal was contemptible , cruel , and wicked . A few weeks at school , and he was once more at work . It was irk- some to swing an axe and ...
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... wrote a composi- tion on the foolishness of drinking , and the evils that come from the habit . The judge was pleased with it , and handed it to Rev. Mr. Farmer ; he in turn sent it to an editor , who gladly printed it . So Abraham Lin ...
... wrote a composi- tion on the foolishness of drinking , and the evils that come from the habit . The judge was pleased with it , and handed it to Rev. Mr. Farmer ; he in turn sent it to an editor , who gladly printed it . So Abraham Lin ...
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... wrote a " poem : " " Now we are up the Sangamon , And here we'll have a grand hurrah ; So fill your glasses to the brim With whiskey , brandy , wine , and gin . " ( 14 ) The " Talisman " went on to Decatur . But the water was falling ...
... wrote a " poem : " " Now we are up the Sangamon , And here we'll have a grand hurrah ; So fill your glasses to the brim With whiskey , brandy , wine , and gin . " ( 14 ) The " Talisman " went on to Decatur . But the water was falling ...
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