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... was the making of phrases which pierced like a Corsican knife or tingled the
blood like the call of a trumpet . His words went to their mark quick as a stroke of
lightning . When he speaks it is as if an earthquake had passed under one's feet .
... was the making of phrases which pierced like a Corsican knife or tingled the
blood like the call of a trumpet . His words went to their mark quick as a stroke of
lightning . When he speaks it is as if an earthquake had passed under one's feet .
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it deflects into actual rhythm and rhyme : Fondly do we hope - fervently do we
prayThat this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away . This does not spoil
, but it somewhat injures , one of the most memorable of his writings . Then there
is ...
it deflects into actual rhythm and rhyme : Fondly do we hope - fervently do we
prayThat this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away . This does not spoil
, but it somewhat injures , one of the most memorable of his writings . Then there
is ...
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By way of contrast to what has passed and is to come , let us cull some of the
passages in which shone Lincoln's wit and humor . How pleasing it is to know
that his melancholy nature , his burdened spirit , refreshed with glimpses - often
storms ...
By way of contrast to what has passed and is to come , let us cull some of the
passages in which shone Lincoln's wit and humor . How pleasing it is to know
that his melancholy nature , his burdened spirit , refreshed with glimpses - often
storms ...
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The mystic chords which , proceeding from so many battle - fields and so many
patriot graves , pass through all the hearts and all hearths in this broad continent
of ours , will yet again harmonize in their ancient music when breathed upon by ...
The mystic chords which , proceeding from so many battle - fields and so many
patriot graves , pass through all the hearts and all hearths in this broad continent
of ours , will yet again harmonize in their ancient music when breathed upon by ...
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will not cease until a crisis shall have been reached and passed . “ A house
divided against itself cannot stand . ” I believe this government cannot endure
permanently half slave and half free . I do not expect the Union to be dissolved —
I do ...
will not cease until a crisis shall have been reached and passed . “ A house
divided against itself cannot stand . ” I believe this government cannot endure
permanently half slave and half free . I do not expect the Union to be dissolved —
I do ...
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| Título | Lincoln: Passages from His Speeches and Letters |
| Autor | Abraham Lincoln |
| Colaborador | Richard Watson Gilder |
| Editor | Century, 1925 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de Cornell |
| Digitalizado | 3 Jun. 2013 |
| Largo | 204 páginas |
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