Abraham Lincoln's SpeechesDodd, Mead and Company, 1896 - 371 pages |
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... soldier who was always boasting of his bravery when no danger was near , but who invariably retreated without orders at the first charge of the engagement , being asked by his captain why he did so , replied , Captain , I have as brave ...
... soldier who was always boasting of his bravery when no danger was near , but who invariably retreated without orders at the first charge of the engagement , being asked by his captain why he did so , replied , Captain , I have as brave ...
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... soldier in it but who has taken his place there of his own free choice . But more than this , there are many single regiments , whose members , one and another , possess full practical knowledge of all the arts , sciences , and ...
... soldier in it but who has taken his place there of his own free choice . But more than this , there are many single regiments , whose members , one and another , possess full practical knowledge of all the arts , sciences , and ...
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... soldier is a man of character , and must be treated with more consideration than is customary in Europe . Hence our great army , for slighter causes than could have prevailed there , has dwindled rapidly , bringing the necessity for a ...
... soldier is a man of character , and must be treated with more consideration than is customary in Europe . Hence our great army , for slighter causes than could have prevailed there , has dwindled rapidly , bringing the necessity for a ...
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... soldier , defending the dearest rights and liberties of his country . " FROM THE ANNUAL MESSAGE TO CONGRESS . December 1 , 1862 . " SINCE your last annual assembling , another year of health and bountiful harvests has passed ; and while ...
... soldier , defending the dearest rights and liberties of his country . " FROM THE ANNUAL MESSAGE TO CONGRESS . December 1 , 1862 . " SINCE your last annual assembling , another year of health and bountiful harvests has passed ; and while ...
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... soldier and seaman in their hard spheres of duty , can scarcely fail to be blessed . And whatever shall tend to turn our thoughts from the unreasoning and uncharitable passions , prejudices , and jealousies incident to a great national ...
... soldier and seaman in their hard spheres of duty , can scarcely fail to be blessed . And whatever shall tend to turn our thoughts from the unreasoning and uncharitable passions , prejudices , and jealousies incident to a great national ...
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Abraham Lincoln's Speeches Abraham Lincoln,L. E. (Lucius Eugene) 1824- Chittenden No preview available - 2016 |
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