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The youth not only read and thought , but wrote , among other things ,
nonsensical verses ; and he composed speeches . He went early into politics ,
and soon became a thoughtful and effective speaker and debater . Of the
language that ...
The youth not only read and thought , but wrote , among other things ,
nonsensical verses ; and he composed speeches . He went early into politics ,
and soon became a thoughtful and effective speaker and debater . Of the
language that ...
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So telling at last his power of phrase that it would hardly seem to be an
exaggeration to declare that the war itself was partly induced by the fact that
Abraham Lincoln was able to express his pregnant thoughts with the art of a
master .
So telling at last his power of phrase that it would hardly seem to be an
exaggeration to declare that the war itself was partly induced by the fact that
Abraham Lincoln was able to express his pregnant thoughts with the art of a
master .
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One of the most characteristic qualities of Lincoln's expression is its morality , its
insight , its prophecy ; and in the now famous debate he reached well - nigh the
fullness of his power to put great thoughts into fitting language . Straight his
words ...
One of the most characteristic qualities of Lincoln's expression is its morality , its
insight , its prophecy ; and in the now famous debate he reached well - nigh the
fullness of his power to put great thoughts into fitting language . Straight his
words ...
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The practice was no more than bringing wild negroes from Africa to such as
would buy them . But you never thought of hanging men for catching and selling
wild horses , wild buffaloes , or wild bears . Again , you have among you a
sneaking ...
The practice was no more than bringing wild negroes from Africa to such as
would buy them . But you never thought of hanging men for catching and selling
wild horses , wild buffaloes , or wild bears . Again , you have among you a
sneaking ...
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It seems our distinguished senator has found great difficulty in getting his
antagonists , even in the Senate , to meet him fairly on this argument . Some poet
has said : Fools rush in where angels fear to tread . At the hazard of being
thought one ...
It seems our distinguished senator has found great difficulty in getting his
antagonists , even in the Senate , to meet him fairly on this argument . Some poet
has said : Fools rush in where angels fear to tread . At the hazard of being
thought one ...
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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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