The Lincoln Memorial: A Record of the Life, Assassination, and Obsequies of the Martyred PresidentJohn Gilmary Shea Bunce & Huntington, 1865 - 288 pages |
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... lived more than a quarter of a century ; here my chil- dren were born , and here one of them lies buried . I know not how soon I shall see you again . A duty devolves upon me which is , perhaps , greater than that which has devolved ...
... lived more than a quarter of a century ; here my chil- dren were born , and here one of them lies buried . I know not how soon I shall see you again . A duty devolves upon me which is , perhaps , greater than that which has devolved ...
Page 27
... lived to swear into their high position ten successive Presidents , was in these words : - - " FELLOW - CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES : " In compliance with a custom as old as the Government itself , I appear before you to address you ...
... lived to swear into their high position ten successive Presidents , was in these words : - - " FELLOW - CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES : " In compliance with a custom as old as the Government itself , I appear before you to address you ...
Page 91
... ! Thus Jesus honored the flesh he took upon himself , and the world he lived in ; honored by accepting the universal lot of life and death . But at the same time that he honored EFFECT OF HIS DEATH UPON THE COUNTRY . 91.
... ! Thus Jesus honored the flesh he took upon himself , and the world he lived in ; honored by accepting the universal lot of life and death . But at the same time that he honored EFFECT OF HIS DEATH UPON THE COUNTRY . 91.
Page 95
... lived to give the order for ceasing our preparations for war - an act almost equivalent to proclaiming peace ! He had seen of the travail of his soul , and was satisfied . He had done the work of a life in his first term of ser- vice ...
... lived to give the order for ceasing our preparations for war - an act almost equivalent to proclaiming peace ! He had seen of the travail of his soul , and was satisfied . He had done the work of a life in his first term of ser- vice ...
Page 101
... lived but yesterday . There is scarcely another event in history more touching than his death . He had borne the great burdens of state for forty years , shaped the Jews to a nation , filled out their civil and religious polity , admin ...
... lived but yesterday . There is scarcely another event in history more touching than his death . He had borne the great burdens of state for forty years , shaped the Jews to a nation , filled out their civil and religious polity , admin ...
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