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-EDWIN MARKHAM Abraham Lincoln left " a lonesome place against the sky , ” but his words live on because their ringing truths were not for the ears of his age alone . “ I am little inclined to say anything unless I hope to produce some ...
-EDWIN MARKHAM Abraham Lincoln left " a lonesome place against the sky , ” but his words live on because their ringing truths were not for the ears of his age alone . “ I am little inclined to say anything unless I hope to produce some ...
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If you can't now live with the land , how will you then live without it ? You have always been kind to me , and I do not mean to be unkind to you . On the contrary , if you will but follow my advice , you will find it worth more than ...
If you can't now live with the land , how will you then live without it ? You have always been kind to me , and I do not mean to be unkind to you . On the contrary , if you will but follow my advice , you will find it worth more than ...
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I may , therefore , have said something indiscreet . But I have said nothing but what I am willing to live by , and , if it be the pleasure of Almighty God , to die by . num www " I feel constrained to beg . MW ( 100 )
I may , therefore , have said something indiscreet . But I have said nothing but what I am willing to live by , and , if it be the pleasure of Almighty God , to die by . num www " I feel constrained to beg . MW ( 100 )
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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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