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... labor and wait . " " We've got that lesson pretty well learned now , " responded Mr. Lincoln . " About all I've ever done is to labor and wait ; and if I wait much longer I may lose what title I have to my land now , as others have ...
... labor and wait . " " We've got that lesson pretty well learned now , " responded Mr. Lincoln . " About all I've ever done is to labor and wait ; and if I wait much longer I may lose what title I have to my land now , as others have ...
Page 47
... labor . was competent for such an emergency ; for he had constructed and run a flat - boat , on one or two trips , to New Orleans , in the company and employment of Isaac Bush . His trade and experience served him a good purpose now ...
... labor . was competent for such an emergency ; for he had constructed and run a flat - boat , on one or two trips , to New Orleans , in the company and employment of Isaac Bush . His trade and experience served him a good purpose now ...
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... labor they succeeded in saving three barrels of the whiskey . All these articles were reloaded upon Lincoln's boat , and , with many thanks to the kind - hearted men for their assistance , he pro- ceeded on his way . Before starting ...
... labor they succeeded in saving three barrels of the whiskey . All these articles were reloaded upon Lincoln's boat , and , with many thanks to the kind - hearted men for their assistance , he pro- ceeded on his way . Before starting ...
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... labor -could not hold the same ax in that position for a moment . When the President left , a hospital steward gathered up the chips , and laid them aside carefully , " because they were the chips that Father Abraham chopped . " " " It ...
... labor -could not hold the same ax in that position for a moment . When the President left , a hospital steward gathered up the chips , and laid them aside carefully , " because they were the chips that Father Abraham chopped . " " " It ...
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... labor . His father could readily discover that Æsop had more attractions for him than ax or hoe Nor was he inclined to break the spell that bound him until he actually feared that the books would make him " lazy . ' " Come , Abe , you ...
... labor . His father could readily discover that Æsop had more attractions for him than ax or hoe Nor was he inclined to break the spell that bound him until he actually feared that the books would make him " lazy . ' " Come , Abe , you ...
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From Pioneer Home to the White House: Life of Abraham Lincoln, Boyhood ... William Makepeace Thayer No preview available - 2013 |
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