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“ The elocutionists believe in the virtue of voice , the sublimity of syntax , the majesty of long sentences , and the genius of gesture . “ The orator loves the real , the simple , the natural . He places the thought above all .
“ The elocutionists believe in the virtue of voice , the sublimity of syntax , the majesty of long sentences , and the genius of gesture . “ The orator loves the real , the simple , the natural . He places the thought above all .
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I believe it will not cease until a crisis shall have been reached , and passed . A house divided against itself can not stand . I believe this government can not endure permanently , half slave , and half free .
I believe it will not cease until a crisis shall have been reached , and passed . A house divided against itself can not stand . I believe this government can not endure permanently , half slave , and half free .
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At the end of more than ten days , I believe twelve , under constant urging , he reached Hagerstown from Carlisle , which is not an inch over fiftyfive miles , if so much , and Couch's movement was very little different .
At the end of more than ten days , I believe twelve , under constant urging , he reached Hagerstown from Carlisle , which is not an inch over fiftyfive miles , if so much , and Couch's movement was very little different .
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| Title | The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln: As Reflected in His Briefer Letters and Speeches |
| Author | Abraham Lincoln |
| Editor | H. Jack Lang |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | World Publishing Company, 1965 |
| Original from | Indiana University |
| Digitized | 11 Sep 2008 |
| Length | 265 pages |
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