Lincoln: Passages from His Speeches and Letters |
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Napoleon failed as a literary man ; Lincoln certainly did not make any great
success as a lyceum lecturer ; in fact , his style was at its best only when his
whole heart was enlisted . Lincoln's style , at its best , is characterized by great
simplicity ...
Napoleon failed as a literary man ; Lincoln certainly did not make any great
success as a lyceum lecturer ; in fact , his style was at its best only when his
whole heart was enlisted . Lincoln's style , at its best , is characterized by great
simplicity ...
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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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It is interesting to recall the fact that , in the pause of his affairs after the debate
with Douglas , Lincoln took up the then popular custom of lyceum - lecturing . In
the very year before his election to the Presidency the great statesman and orator
...
It is interesting to recall the fact that , in the pause of his affairs after the debate
with Douglas , Lincoln took up the then popular custom of lyceum - lecturing . In
the very year before his election to the Presidency the great statesman and orator
...
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When you bring a common - law suit , if you have the facts for doing so , write the
declaration at once . If a law point be involved , examine the books , and note the
authority you rely on upon the declaration itself , where you are sure to find it ...
When you bring a common - law suit , if you have the facts for doing so , write the
declaration at once . If a law point be involved , examine the books , and note the
authority you rely on upon the declaration itself , where you are sure to find it ...
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... broad enough to include the whole human , family , but he and Judge Douglas
argue that the authors of that instrument did not intend to include negroes , by the
fact that they did not at once actually place them on an equality with the whites .
... broad enough to include the whole human , family , but he and Judge Douglas
argue that the authors of that instrument did not intend to include negroes , by the
fact that they did not at once actually place them on an equality with the whites .
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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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