Lincoln: Passages from His Speeches and LettersCentury Company, 1925 - 204 páginas |
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Página xii
... thing individual and dis- tinguished . He was , indeed , extremely mod- est about his accomplishments . His great desire was to convince those whom he addressed , and if he could do this , -if he could make his views clear to them ...
... thing individual and dis- tinguished . He was , indeed , extremely mod- est about his accomplishments . His great desire was to convince those whom he addressed , and if he could do this , -if he could make his views clear to them ...
Página xvii
... things in the mind of the writer or speaker . When these letters and speeches of Lincoln were appear- ing in the papers as part of the news of the day , I wonder how many of us who were then living appreciated them from the liter- ary ...
... things in the mind of the writer or speaker . When these letters and speeches of Lincoln were appear- ing in the papers as part of the news of the day , I wonder how many of us who were then living appreciated them from the liter- ary ...
Página xx
... things , nonsensical verses ; and he composed speeches . He went early into politics , and soon be- came a thoughtful and effective speaker and debater . Of the language that Lincoln heard and used in boyhood , says Nicolay , in an ...
... things , nonsensical verses ; and he composed speeches . He went early into politics , and soon be- came a thoughtful and effective speaker and debater . Of the language that Lincoln heard and used in boyhood , says Nicolay , in an ...
Página xxii
... thing - namely , to produce literature on his legs . It is difficult thus to produce litera- ture , because the words must flow with immediate precision . It is unusual for a politician to go through life always addressing audiences ...
... thing - namely , to produce literature on his legs . It is difficult thus to produce litera- ture , because the words must flow with immediate precision . It is unusual for a politician to go through life always addressing audiences ...
Página xxv
... been made of a pleasing cadence in Lincoln's prose ; and it is not strange that he should show a rhythmical sense in his verse . He showed a good deal of com- mon sense in not going on with this sort of thing , and in confin- ing the XXV.
... been made of a pleasing cadence in Lincoln's prose ; and it is not strange that he should show a rhythmical sense in his verse . He showed a good deal of com- mon sense in not going on with this sort of thing , and in confin- ing the XXV.
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