Lincoln: Passages from His Speeches and LettersCentury Company, 1925 - 204 páginas |
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... feel . In his young manhood at Springfield he measured wits with other bright young lawyers , in plain and direct language before plain and simple - minded audi- tors , either in political discus- sion or in the court - room ; either in ...
... feel . In his young manhood at Springfield he measured wits with other bright young lawyers , in plain and direct language before plain and simple - minded audi- tors , either in political discus- sion or in the court - room ; either in ...
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... feeling is right , though the art is lacking ; but the verses are interesting in that they show a good ear . Note has been made of a pleasing cadence in Lincoln's prose ; and it is not strange that he should show a rhythmical sense in ...
... feeling is right , though the art is lacking ; but the verses are interesting in that they show a good ear . Note has been made of a pleasing cadence in Lincoln's prose ; and it is not strange that he should show a rhythmical sense in ...
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... feel how weak and fruitless must be any words of mine which should attempt to beguile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming . But I cannot refrain from tendering to you the consolation that may be found in the thanks of the ...
... feel how weak and fruitless must be any words of mine which should attempt to beguile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming . But I cannot refrain from tendering to you the consolation that may be found in the thanks of the ...
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... feel my own sorrows much more keenly than I do yours , when I know of them ; and yet I as- sure you I was not much hurt by what you wrote me of your excessively bad feeling at the time you wrote . Not that I am less capable of ...
... feel my own sorrows much more keenly than I do yours , when I know of them ; and yet I as- sure you I was not much hurt by what you wrote me of your excessively bad feeling at the time you wrote . Not that I am less capable of ...
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... feel a presentiment that the Almighty has sent your present affliction expressly for that object ) , surely nothing can come in their stead to fill their immeasurable measure of mis- ery . The death - scenes of those we love are surely ...
... feel a presentiment that the Almighty has sent your present affliction expressly for that object ) , surely nothing can come in their stead to fill their immeasurable measure of mis- ery . The death - scenes of those we love are surely ...
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