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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Page 43
... thought the aggregate of all his schooling did not amount to one year . He was never in a college or academy as a student , and never inside a college or academy till since he had a law- license ; and what he had in the way of education ...
... thought the aggregate of all his schooling did not amount to one year . He was never in a college or academy as a student , and never inside a college or academy till since he had a law- license ; and what he had in the way of education ...
Page 44
... , until I had caught it ; and when I thought I had got it , I was not satisfied until I had repeated it over and over , until I had put it in It is the most splendid language plain enough , as 44 THE LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN .
... , until I had caught it ; and when I thought I had got it , I was not satisfied until I had repeated it over and over , until I had put it in It is the most splendid language plain enough , as 44 THE LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN .
Page 45
... thought , for any boy I knew to comprehend . This was a kind of passion with me , and it has since stuck by me , for I am never easy now , when I am handling a thought , till I have bounded it north and bounded it south , and bounded it ...
... thought , for any boy I knew to comprehend . This was a kind of passion with me , and it has since stuck by me , for I am never easy now , when I am handling a thought , till I have bounded it north and bounded it south , and bounded it ...
Page 46
... thought that Euclid would be one of the best books to put on the catalogue of the Tract Society , if they could only get people to read it . It would be a means of grace . ' " ' I think so , ' said he , laughing ; ' I vote for Euclid ...
... thought that Euclid would be one of the best books to put on the catalogue of the Tract Society , if they could only get people to read it . It would be a means of grace . ' " ' I think so , ' said he , laughing ; ' I vote for Euclid ...
Page 51
... thought to offer such pre - eminent facilities for cultivation , with almost immediate repayment for the toil bestowed . The settlers who had gone into Illinois , evidently placed a low estimate upon the prairie lands , LINCOLN IN ...
... thought to offer such pre - eminent facilities for cultivation , with almost immediate repayment for the toil bestowed . The settlers who had gone into Illinois , evidently placed a low estimate upon the prairie lands , LINCOLN IN ...
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