...solemnity : My friends, I cannot sufficiently express to you the sadness I feel at this moment. To you I owe all that I am. Here I have lived more than a quarter of a century ; here my children were born ; here one of them lies buried. I know not how soon I shall see you again. A duty devolves upon me...

...position, can appreciate the sadness l feel at this parting. To this people l owe all that l am. Here l have lived more than a quarter of a century; here...children were born, and here one of them lies buried. l know not how soon l shall see you again. A duty devolves upon me which is, perhaps, greater than...

...before him, and gave them utterance in a pathetic formal farewell to the gathering crowd, as follows : "My Friends, — No one not in my position can appreciate...have lived more than a quarter of a century ; here my chilclren were born, and here one of them lies buried. I know not how soon I shall see you again. A...

...the traditional American trust in God when he said to the neighbors who had come to say farewell : " My friends, no one not in my position can appreciate the sadness I feel at this parting. A duty devolves upon me which is perhaps greater than that which has devolved upon any other man since...

...after his election, alone and without an escort, to be inaugurated as President. "My friends," said he, "no one not in my position can appreciate the sadness...children were born, and here one of them lies buried. A duty devolves upon me which is greater perhaps than that which has devolved upon any other man since...

...stenographic report of a newspaper correspondent, who was himself an avowed infidel: "My Friends:—No one not in my position can appreciate the sadness I feel at this parting. To these people I owe all that I am. Here I have lived more than a quarter of a century; here my children...

...have to say. With a heart full of emotion looking into their anxious upturned faces Mr. Lincoln said, "My friends — No one, not in my position, can appreciate the sadness I feel at this parting. To you I owe all that I am. Here I have lived for more than a quarter of a century, here my children were...

...position can appreciate the sadness I feel at this parting. To this people I owe all that I am. llere I have lived more than a quarter of a century. Here...children were born, and here one of them lies buried. A duty devolves upon me which is greater perhaps than that which has devolved upon any other man since...

...Abraham Lincoln's farewell to the citizens of Springfield, Illinois, as he departed for Washington: No one not in my position can appreciate the sadness...parting. To this people I owe all that I am. Here 1 have lived more than a quarter of a century; here my children were born, and here one of them lies...

...sadness at his departure for the capital, Abraham addressed his friends on February 11, 1861. "No one in my position can appreciate the sadness I feel at...this parting. To this people I owe all that I am." He had lived in Springfield for over a quarter of a century. His children had been born there and one...