Lincolniana: In MemoriamWilliam V. Spencer, 1865 - 346 pages |
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... Land of peace , shall we not trust God to raise us up a Joshua ? We dishonor our cause and our country , our own souls , and their Creator , if we give way to the cowardly fears which assail us . The very fact , that God has given us a ...
... Land of peace , shall we not trust God to raise us up a Joshua ? We dishonor our cause and our country , our own souls , and their Creator , if we give way to the cowardly fears which assail us . The very fact , that God has given us a ...
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... land ; give no rebel the right to vote , until his contrition is transparent ; and if the great ringleaders fall into our hands , as a solemn act of self- protection , and as a warning to all futurity , mete out to them the extreme ...
... land ; give no rebel the right to vote , until his contrition is transparent ; and if the great ringleaders fall into our hands , as a solemn act of self- protection , and as a warning to all futurity , mete out to them the extreme ...
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... there was such brightness of promise , when the agony was over , and the land seemed redeemed and saved . Even the ancient Fast - time of the Christian Church , the memorial day of the Saviour's death , was made this year.
... there was such brightness of promise , when the agony was over , and the land seemed redeemed and saved . Even the ancient Fast - time of the Christian Church , the memorial day of the Saviour's death , was made this year.
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... land , as it was chosen for the restoration of the nation's banner to the walls from which this banner had been lowered in shame four years ago . But now , on this high holiday of the Church and of the land , we keep our Fast . The ...
... land , as it was chosen for the restoration of the nation's banner to the walls from which this banner had been lowered in shame four years ago . But now , on this high holiday of the Church and of the land , we keep our Fast . The ...
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... land , a bloodier deed than the nation ever knew , though the land has in these last years in more than metaphor been deluged with blood . It is a crime against the nation , and for it there will be a fearful recom- pense . God grant ...
... land , a bloodier deed than the nation ever knew , though the land has in these last years in more than metaphor been deluged with blood . It is a crime against the nation , and for it there will be a fearful recom- pense . God grant ...
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