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Give her an assurance of my very highest regard when you see her . Is little Siss Eliza Davis at your house yet ? If she is , kiss her “ o'er and o'er again " for me . Tell your mother that I have not got her “ present ” ( an “ Oxford ...
Give her an assurance of my very highest regard when you see her . Is little Siss Eliza Davis at your house yet ? If she is , kiss her “ o'er and o'er again " for me . Tell your mother that I have not got her “ present ” ( an “ Oxford ...
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You are now in need of some money ; and what I propose is , that you shall go to work , “ tooth and nail , ” for somebody who will give you money for it . Let father and your boys take charge of your things at home , prepare for a crop ...
You are now in need of some money ; and what I propose is , that you shall go to work , “ tooth and nail , ” for somebody who will give you money for it . Let father and your boys take charge of your things at home , prepare for a crop ...
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www “ I give the leave .... " WWWWWWWW THOMAS AS MADIGAN , the famous dealer in Lincoln manu . scripts , considered this one of the sixteenth President's most characteristic letters , both in sentiment and phraseology .
www “ I give the leave .... " WWWWWWWW THOMAS AS MADIGAN , the famous dealer in Lincoln manu . scripts , considered this one of the sixteenth President's most characteristic letters , both in sentiment and phraseology .
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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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