Abraham Lincoln and His Presidency, Volume 1R. Clarke Company, 1904 |
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Page 66
... week since I had it torn out , bringing with it a bit of the jawbone , the consequence of which is that my mouth is now so sore that I can neither talk nor eat . I am literally " subsisting on savory remem- brances " that is , being ...
... week since I had it torn out , bringing with it a bit of the jawbone , the consequence of which is that my mouth is now so sore that I can neither talk nor eat . I am literally " subsisting on savory remem- brances " that is , being ...
Page 68
... weeks the prisoner was regularly arraigned in the Circuit Court on the charge of murder . Abraham Lin- coln , then rising into fame as a lawyer , was engaged for the defense . The production of the corpus mortuum was not insisted upon ...
... weeks the prisoner was regularly arraigned in the Circuit Court on the charge of murder . Abraham Lin- coln , then rising into fame as a lawyer , was engaged for the defense . The production of the corpus mortuum was not insisted upon ...
Page 86
... weeks before news came of Taylor's victory at Buena Vista , Thomas Corwin delivered his famous speech in the Senate , not only against the action of President Polk in the incep- tion of the war , but against any appropriation in its ...
... weeks before news came of Taylor's victory at Buena Vista , Thomas Corwin delivered his famous speech in the Senate , not only against the action of President Polk in the incep- tion of the war , but against any appropriation in its ...
Page 93
... weeks wore on , this discon- tent rather increased than diminished . Another hope- ful opportunity was presented for the Whigs . But was it possible for that party in the present state of affairs to be thoroughly united , North and ...
... weeks wore on , this discon- tent rather increased than diminished . Another hope- ful opportunity was presented for the Whigs . But was it possible for that party in the present state of affairs to be thoroughly united , North and ...
Page 99
... weeks after Lincoln first took his seat there , had fallen paralyzed in his presence , soon to see " the last of earth . " The Illinois Whig member , to whom the ex - President had been an object of politi- cal adoration and a source of ...
... weeks after Lincoln first took his seat there , had fallen paralyzed in his presence , soon to see " the last of earth . " The Illinois Whig member , to whom the ex - President had been an object of politi- cal adoration and a source of ...
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