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... arguments, and his imaginative flight tickled the State pride of the Illinoisans. It was declared that Lincoln had made the best speech of the day; and be, to his great astonishment, found himself a prophet among those of his own ...
... arguments, and his imaginative flight tickled the State pride of the Illinoisans. It was declared that Lincoln had made the best speech of the day; and be, to his great astonishment, found himself a prophet among those of his own ...
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... argument, in fine, was so convincing, and his manner so determined, that the copper-colored ally of the whites was suffered to go his ways, and departed out of the hostile camp of his friends unhurt. After his return from the wars ...
... argument, in fine, was so convincing, and his manner so determined, that the copper-colored ally of the whites was suffered to go his ways, and departed out of the hostile camp of his friends unhurt. After his return from the wars ...
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... arguments; for his known truth has preceded his arguments, and he triumphs. There may be law and evidence against him, but the belief that Lincoln is right, nothing can shake in the minds of those who know the man. He prepares his cases ...
... arguments; for his known truth has preceded his arguments, and he triumphs. There may be law and evidence against him, but the belief that Lincoln is right, nothing can shake in the minds of those who know the man. He prepares his cases ...
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... arguments of the President's message, one by one, and exposed their fallacy; and following the line of inquiry marked out ... argument in favor of the improvement of rivers and harbors. As a Western man, and as a man whom his own boating ...
... arguments of the President's message, one by one, and exposed their fallacy; and following the line of inquiry marked out ... argument in favor of the improvement of rivers and harbors. As a Western man, and as a man whom his own boating ...
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... argument. We deemed it by far the ablest effort of the campaign, from whatever source. The occasion was a great one, and the speaker was every way equal to it. The effect produced on the listeners was mag-etic. No one who was present ...
... argument. We deemed it by far the ablest effort of the campaign, from whatever source. The occasion was a great one, and the speaker was every way equal to it. The effect produced on the listeners was mag-etic. No one who was present ...
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OF REPRESENTATIVES JUNE 20 1848 | |
REPRESENTATIVES HALL SPRINGFIELD ILL JUNE | |
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LIVES & SPEECHES OF ABRAHAM LI William Dean 1837-1920 Howells,John Lord 1812-1887 Hayes,Abraham 1809-1865 Lincoln No preview available - 2016 |
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