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www wwwmmmmmmm w wwwmmmmmm WHEN HEN Colonel Robert Allen , opposing candidate for the Illinois Legislature , hinted that he “ knew unspeakable things " about Lincoln and his running - mate , Lincoln challenged him to tell all .
www wwwmmmmmmm w wwwmmmmmm WHEN HEN Colonel Robert Allen , opposing candidate for the Illinois Legislature , hinted that he “ knew unspeakable things " about Lincoln and his running - mate , Lincoln challenged him to tell all .
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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 ” Bible ) with me , but I intend to read it regularly when I return home .
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 ” Bible ) with me , but I intend to read it regularly when I return home .
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They bring the documents to me , but I do not read them ; they tell me what they think fit to tell me , but I do not inquire for more . I fully concur with you that neither of us can be justly held responsible for what our respective ...
They bring the documents to me , but I do not read them ; they tell me what they think fit to tell me , but I do not inquire for more . I fully concur with you that neither of us can be justly held responsible for what our respective ...
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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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