The Life and Administration of Abraham Lincoln: Presenting His Early History, Political Career, Speeches, Messages, Proclamations, Letters, Etc., with a General View of His Policy as President of the United States, Embracing the Leading Events of the War. Also the European Press on His DeathReprinted, W. Abbatt, 1933 |
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... seemed the finest character produced by the American war on either side of the struggle . He was great not merely by the force of genius - and only the word genius will describe the power of intellect by which he guided himself and his ...
... seemed the finest character produced by the American war on either side of the struggle . He was great not merely by the force of genius - and only the word genius will describe the power of intellect by which he guided himself and his ...
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... seemed to justify the people's choice . At any rate , he had diligently , faithfully , and not unskilfully , laboured according to such light as was given him ; and now , as he seemed to touch the goal , his course is abruptly checked ...
... seemed to justify the people's choice . At any rate , he had diligently , faithfully , and not unskilfully , laboured according to such light as was given him ; and now , as he seemed to touch the goal , his course is abruptly checked ...
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... seemed near its close ; the waste of the best lives and of all the best possessions of a mighty people seemed about to end . The labour of this man was not now any longer to lie in the ensanguined fields of war , into which his stern ...
... seemed near its close ; the waste of the best lives and of all the best possessions of a mighty people seemed about to end . The labour of this man was not now any longer to lie in the ensanguined fields of war , into which his stern ...
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