Abraham LincolnHarper & brothers, 1893 - 542 pages |
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Page 121
... fight are the alternatives , I shall fight . " ( " ) He knew the party challenged could name the weapons . He knew . too , that small swords were generally used , but with grotesque humor he selected heavy broadswords . He stipulated ...
... fight are the alternatives , I shall fight . " ( " ) He knew the party challenged could name the weapons . He knew . too , that small swords were generally used , but with grotesque humor he selected heavy broadswords . He stipulated ...
Page 122
... fighting a duel - that his moral sense would revolt at the thought , and that he would not be likely to break the law by fight- ing in the State . Possibly he thought Lincoln would make a humble apology . Shields was brave but foolish ...
... fighting a duel - that his moral sense would revolt at the thought , and that he would not be likely to break the law by fight- ing in the State . Possibly he thought Lincoln would make a humble apology . Shields was brave but foolish ...
Page 168
... fight , one noisy and boastful , jumping , striking his fists together , telling what he is going to do , trying hard to skeer the other fellow , who don't say anything ? His arms hang down , but his fists are clinched , his teeth are ...
... fight , one noisy and boastful , jumping , striking his fists together , telling what he is going to do , trying hard to skeer the other fellow , who don't say anything ? His arms hang down , but his fists are clinched , his teeth are ...
Page 173
... fighting to make it a Free State . He was born in Connecticut , but when he was only five years old his father moved to Ohio . He hated oppression and injustice , and was ever ready to help the poor . He wanted to be a minister , but be ...
... fighting to make it a Free State . He was born in Connecticut , but when he was only five years old his father moved to Ohio . He hated oppression and injustice , and was ever ready to help the poor . He wanted to be a minister , but be ...
Page 217
... fighting , it will be within our own borders , and in our own streets , " wrote ex - President Franklin Pierce , of New Hampshire . Fernando Wood , Mayor of New York , proposed that New York City secede from the State of New York . " If ...
... fighting , it will be within our own borders , and in our own streets , " wrote ex - President Franklin Pierce , of New Hampshire . Fernando Wood , Mayor of New York , proposed that New York City secede from the State of New York . " If ...
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