The Life and Times of Abraham Lincoln, Sixteenth President of the United States: Including His Speeches, Messages, Inaugurals, Proclamations, Etc., Etc |
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... person's existence , do more to mould and determine his subsequent general character , then we must regard Mr. Lincoln as a Ken- tuckian ( of the generation next succeeding that of Clay ) , by his early impressions and discipline , no ...
... person's existence , do more to mould and determine his subsequent general character , then we must regard Mr. Lincoln as a Ken- tuckian ( of the generation next succeeding that of Clay ) , by his early impressions and discipline , no ...
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... persons in political life . Whig candidates for electors were nominated in November of this year , and discussions commenced in earnest . Mr. Lincoln , who was deemed one of the strongest champions of the cause before the people , was ...
... persons in political life . Whig candidates for electors were nominated in November of this year , and discussions commenced in earnest . Mr. Lincoln , who was deemed one of the strongest champions of the cause before the people , was ...
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... persons and incidents of that gathering of great and peculiar men who made the Illinois capital the arena of their combats : ' It would be hard to find in any backwoods town , at the period of which I have been speaking , a coterie of ...
... persons and incidents of that gathering of great and peculiar men who made the Illinois capital the arena of their combats : ' It would be hard to find in any backwoods town , at the period of which I have been speaking , a coterie of ...
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... person without that person's consent . " The two opponents met again at Peoria , and we believe it is universally admitted that on both of these occasions Mr. Lincoln had decidedly the advantage . Nor did he confine his labors to the ...
... person without that person's consent . " The two opponents met again at Peoria , and we believe it is universally admitted that on both of these occasions Mr. Lincoln had decidedly the advantage . Nor did he confine his labors to the ...
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... persons were in the habit of coming to the political meet- ings of the city , or to witness the performances of their favorite actors , among whom may have been Wilkes Booth . To the great delight of the Kentuckians , and of the ...
... persons were in the habit of coming to the political meet- ings of the city , or to witness the performances of their favorite actors , among whom may have been Wilkes Booth . To the great delight of the Kentuckians , and of the ...
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