Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years and the War YearsThis biography is drawn from the six volume work on Lincoln and new research uncovered since the original publication. |
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... thought it better for me never to see you nor any other girl that there was any likelihood of my becoming so greatly attached too . But by that means I have added fuel to the flame that is burning in my bosom . . . Elizabeth , I ...
... thought it better for me never to see you nor any other girl that there was any likelihood of my becoming so greatly attached too . But by that means I have added fuel to the flame that is burning in my bosom . . . Elizabeth , I ...
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... thought for any man's success . It is nothing ; I am nothing ; Judge Douglas is nothing . But do not destroy that ... thought , estab- lished . " A new country , such as America , “ is most favorable - almost neces- sary - to the ...
... thought for any man's success . It is nothing ; I am nothing ; Judge Douglas is nothing . But do not destroy that ... thought , estab- lished . " A new country , such as America , “ is most favorable - almost neces- sary - to the ...
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... thought he could command their army if his tail could be made a little longer . So they got more tail and spliced it on to his caudal appendage . He looked at it admiringly , and then thought he ought to have a little more still . This ...
... thought he could command their army if his tail could be made a little longer . So they got more tail and spliced it on to his caudal appendage . He looked at it admiringly , and then thought he ought to have a little more still . This ...
Contents
Wilderness Beginnings | 3 |
New Salem Days | 22 |
The Young Legislator | 40 |
Copyright | |
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