Abraham Lincoln, the First AmericanJennings & Graham, 1894 - 236 pages |
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... speaking of his mother , said : " I remember her prayers , and they have al- ways followed me . They have clung to me all my life . " These Bible stories not only interested him , but they molded his character , and aroused a desire to ...
... speaking of his mother , said : " I remember her prayers , and they have al- ways followed me . They have clung to me all my life . " These Bible stories not only interested him , but they molded his character , and aroused a desire to ...
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... . He greatly enjoyed " speaking pieces , " and after school would often mount a stump , and repeat some piece from the " American Preceptor , " or make an impromptu speech . His audience usually consisted of his own 20 ABRAHAM LINCOLN .
... . He greatly enjoyed " speaking pieces , " and after school would often mount a stump , and repeat some piece from the " American Preceptor , " or make an impromptu speech . His audience usually consisted of his own 20 ABRAHAM LINCOLN .
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... speak . Among the books that had fallen into his hands was a copy of the Revised Statutes of Indiana . This was the beginning of his study of law . Once he walked fifteen miles to Booneville , to listen to the plea of the famous ...
... speak . Among the books that had fallen into his hands was a copy of the Revised Statutes of Indiana . This was the beginning of his study of law . Once he walked fifteen miles to Booneville , to listen to the plea of the famous ...
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... Speaking of General Cass's career reminds me of my own . I was not at Stillman's defeat , but I was about as near it as Cass to Hull's surrender ; and , like him , I saw the place very soon afterward . It is quite certain I did not ...
... Speaking of General Cass's career reminds me of my own . I was not at Stillman's defeat , but I was about as near it as Cass to Hull's surrender ; and , like him , I saw the place very soon afterward . It is quite certain I did not ...
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... speak- ing to a number of men cradling wheat in a field , one of them said : " I won't vote for any man we can cut out of his swath . " " Well , boys , ” replied Lincoln , " I guess you will all vote for me then ; " and seizing a cradle ...
... speak- ing to a number of men cradling wheat in a field , one of them said : " I won't vote for any man we can cut out of his swath . " " Well , boys , ” replied Lincoln , " I guess you will all vote for me then ; " and seizing a cradle ...
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Page 78 - And I further declare and make known that such persons, of suitable condition will be received into the armed service of the United States to garrison forts, positions, stations, and other places and to man vessels of all sorts in said service. And upon this act, sincerely believed to be an act of justice, warranted by the Constitution upon military necessity, I invoke the considerate judgment of mankind and the gracious favor of Almighty God.
Page 46 - I do not expect the Union to be dissolved, I do not expect the house to fall, but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing, or all the other. Either the opponents of slavery will arrest the further spread of it, and place it where the public mind shall rest in the belief that it is in the course of ultimate extinction; or its advocates will push it forward till it shall become alike lawful in all the States, old as well as new, North as well as South.
Page 221 - Any people anywhere, being inclined and having the power, have the right to rise up and shake off the existing government, and form a new one that suits them better. This is a most valuable, a most sacred right — a right which, we hope and believe, is to liberate the world.
Page 117 - Of course, when I came of age I did not know much. Still, somehow, I could read, write, and cipher to the rule of three, but that was all. I have not been to school since. The little advance I now have upon this store of education, I have picked up from time to time under the pressure of necessity.
Page 215 - My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still, My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will, The ship is...
Page 160 - I have heard, in such a way as to believe it, of your recently saying that both the army and the Government needed a dictator. Of course it was not for this, but in spite of it, that I have given you the command. Only those generals who gain successes can set up as dictators. What I now ask of you is military success, and I will risk the dictatorship.
Page 38 - Resolutions upon the subject of domestic slavery having passed both branches of the General Assembly at its present session, the undersigned hereby protest against the passage of the same. They believe that the institution of slavery is founded on both injustice and bad policy; but that the promulgation of abolition doctrines tends rather to increase than to abate its evils.
Page 119 - If any personal description of me is thought desirable. it may be said, I am in height, six feet, four inches, nearly ; lean in flesh, weighing, on an average, one hundred and eighty pounds : dark complexion, with coarse black hair, and gray eyes. No other marks or brands recollected.
Page 215 - O Captain! My Captain! O CAPTAIN! my Captain! our fearful trip is done, The ship has weather'd every rack, the prize we sought is won, The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting, While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring; But O heart! heart! heart! O the bleeding drops of red, Where on the deck my Captain lies, Fallen cold and dead. O Captain! my Captain!
Page 46 - In my opinion, it will not cease until a crisis shall have been reached and passed. " A house divided against itself cannot stand." I believe this Government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved, I do not expect the house to fall, but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing, or all the other.