Letters and Addresses of Abraham LincolnUnit Book Publishing Company, 1903 - 389 pages |
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... Illinois , at New Salem , 9 March 1832 . public speech . ] Lincoln's first Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition . Whether it be true or not , I can say , for one , that I have no other so great as that of being truly esteemed ...
... Illinois , at New Salem , 9 March 1832 . public speech . ] Lincoln's first Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition . Whether it be true or not , I can say , for one , that I have no other so great as that of being truly esteemed ...
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... Illinois , 27 January 1837. ] As a subject for the remarks of the evening , " The per- petuation of our political institutions " is selected . In the great journal of things happening under the sun , we , the American people , find our ...
... Illinois , 27 January 1837. ] As a subject for the remarks of the evening , " The per- petuation of our political institutions " is selected . In the great journal of things happening under the sun , we , the American people , find our ...
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... the rock of its basis ; and as truly as has been said of the only greater institution , " the gates of hell shall not prevail against it . " [ Protest in Illinois legislature , 3 March 1837. Lincoln's 17 OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
... the rock of its basis ; and as truly as has been said of the only greater institution , " the gates of hell shall not prevail against it . " [ Protest in Illinois legislature , 3 March 1837. Lincoln's 17 OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
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... Illinois , 7 May 1837. ] Friend Mary : I have commenced two letters to send you before this , both of which displeased me before I got half done , and so I tore them up . The first I thought was not serious enough , and the second was ...
... Illinois , 7 May 1837. ] Friend Mary : I have commenced two letters to send you before this , both of which displeased me before I got half done , and so I tore them up . The first I thought was not serious enough , and the second was ...
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... Mary Owens . Springfield , Illinois , 16 August 1837. ] Friend Mary : You will no doubt think it rather strange that I should write you a letter on the same day on which we parted , and I can only account for it 19 OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
... Mary Owens . Springfield , Illinois , 16 August 1837. ] Friend Mary : You will no doubt think it rather strange that I should write you a letter on the same day on which we parted , and I can only account for it 19 OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
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