 | Eugene M. Wait - 1999 - 308 pages
...sadness at his departure for the capital, Abraham addressed his friends on February 11, 1861. "No one in my position can appreciate the sadness I feel at...this parting. To this people I owe all that I am." He had lived in Springfield for over a quarter of a century. His children had been born there and one... | |
 | Joseph Hartwell Barrett - 2006 - 896 pages
...at the depot, on the occasion of his departure, whom, with deep emotion, he addressed as follows : MY FRIENDS : No one, not in my position, can appreciate...of a century ; here my children 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,... | |
 | Joan Detz - 2006 - 196 pages
...Abraham Lincoln's farewell to the citizens of Springfield, Illinois, as he departed for Washington: No one not in my position can appreciate the sadness...of a century; here my children were born, and here one of them lies buried. I know not how soon I shall see you again. Thank Your Associates Mr. Arturo... | |
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MY FRIENDS : No one not in my position can appreciate the sadness I feel at this parting. To this people I owe all that I am. Here I have lived more than a quarter of a century; here my children were born, and here one of them lies buried. I know not... 
