Life of Abraham Lincoln: For the Young Man and the Sabbath SchoolWestern Tract and Book Society, 1869 - 200 pages |
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... confidence and esteem . Mr. Crawford had in his possession an old copy of Weems's life of Washington , which Abe greatly desired to read , and Mr. Crawford freely loaned it to him . He pored delighted over the history of that great and ...
... confidence and esteem . Mr. Crawford had in his possession an old copy of Weems's life of Washington , which Abe greatly desired to read , and Mr. Crawford freely loaned it to him . He pored delighted over the history of that great and ...
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... confident being from that time . " The vast extent and power of our country must have been strongly impressed upon his mind by that voyage of eighteen hundred miles . Floating slowly down for days and weeks upon the mighty rivers , the ...
... confident being from that time . " The vast extent and power of our country must have been strongly impressed upon his mind by that voyage of eighteen hundred miles . Floating slowly down for days and weeks upon the mighty rivers , the ...
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... confidence of his employer , and proved himself adequate to the business . The honesty of Abraham Lincoln was exhib- ited in numerous instances while in the employ of Offutt , in matters which would seem to a per- son less conscientious ...
... confidence of his employer , and proved himself adequate to the business . The honesty of Abraham Lincoln was exhib- ited in numerous instances while in the employ of Offutt , in matters which would seem to a per- son less conscientious ...
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... confidence as a public speaker ; and his acute and logical mind was peculiarly fitted for the work of that controversial profession . The next Legislative election His course as a lawyer-Armstrong trial- Strange incident-Humanity to a pig.
... confidence as a public speaker ; and his acute and logical mind was peculiarly fitted for the work of that controversial profession . The next Legislative election His course as a lawyer-Armstrong trial- Strange incident-Humanity to a pig.
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... a man of Christian uprightness and integrity is a constant source of satisfaction and security . Mr. Lincoln's course as a lawyer was " obsti- nately honest . " So thorough was the confidence reposed in him by those who knew him well , 4.
... a man of Christian uprightness and integrity is a constant source of satisfaction and security . Mr. Lincoln's course as a lawyer was " obsti- nately honest . " So thorough was the confidence reposed in him by those who knew him well , 4.
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