Abraham Lincoln: The True Story of a Great Life, Volumen2D. Appleton, 1892 |
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... opinions.— Description by the author of Lincoln's person . - How he walked . His face and head . - Cause of his melancholy.— His perceptions . - His memory and association of ideas.- Concentration of thought . - The crucible of his ...
... opinions.— Description by the author of Lincoln's person . - How he walked . His face and head . - Cause of his melancholy.— His perceptions . - His memory and association of ideas.- Concentration of thought . - The crucible of his ...
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... opinion as a lawyer in the Supreme Court of Illinois . There the cases were never hurried . The attorneys gen- erally prepared their cases in the form of briefs , and the movements of the court and counsel were so slow that no one need ...
... opinion as a lawyer in the Supreme Court of Illinois . There the cases were never hurried . The attorneys gen- erally prepared their cases in the form of briefs , and the movements of the court and counsel were so slow that no one need ...
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... opinion of Judge McLean . He characterized him as an " old granny , " with consid- erable vigor of mind , but no perception at all . " If you were to point your finger at him , " he put it , and a darning needle at the same time he ...
... opinion of Judge McLean . He characterized him as an " old granny , " with consid- erable vigor of mind , but no perception at all . " If you were to point your finger at him , " he put it , and a darning needle at the same time he ...
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... opinion that he has made in his whole life . He felt upon his soul the truths burn which he uttered , and all present felt that he was true to his own soul . His feelings once or twice swelled within , and came near stifling utterance ...
... opinion that he has made in his whole life . He felt upon his soul the truths burn which he uttered , and all present felt that he was true to his own soul . His feelings once or twice swelled within , and came near stifling utterance ...
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... opinion that the Bloomington speech was the grand effort of his life . Heretofore he had simply argued the slavery question on grounds of policy , the statesman's grounds , -never reach- ing the question of the radical and the eternal ...
... opinion that the Bloomington speech was the grand effort of his life . Heretofore he had simply argued the slavery question on grounds of policy , the statesman's grounds , -never reach- ing the question of the radical and the eternal ...
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Página 68 - 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. 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...
Página 93 - Can the people of a United States Territory, in any lawful way, against the wish of any citizen of the United States, exclude slavery from its limits prior to the formation of a State constitution?
Página 319 - tis the draught of a breath, From the blossom of health to the paleness of death ; From the gilded saloon to the bier and the shroud : — Oh ! why should the spirit of mortal be proud ? Oh ! why should the spirit of mortal be proud?
Página 68 - That is the real issue. That is the issue that will continue in this country when these poor tongues of Judge Douglas and myself shall be silent. It is the eternal struggle between these two principles — right and wrong — throughout the world.
Página 269 - But if this country cannot be saved without giving up that principle, I was about to say I would rather be assassinated on this spot than surrender it.
Página 314 - Good name in man and woman, dear my lord, Is the immediate jewel of their souls : Who steals my purse steals trash ; 'tis something, nothing ; 'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands ; But he that filches from me my good name Robs me of that which not enriches him, And makes me poor indeed.
Página 244 - 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.
Página 270 - And now the martyr is moving in triumphal march, . mightier than when alive. The nation rises up at every stage of his coming. Cities and States are his pallbearers, and the cannon beats the hours with solemn progression. Dead, dead, dead, he yet speaketh.
Página 183 - Unless the great God who assisted him shall be with me and aid me, I must fail ; but if the same omniscient mind and almighty arm that "directed and protected him shall guide and support me, I shall not fail — I shall succeed. Let us all pray that the God of our fathers may not forsake us now. To Him I commend you all. Permit me to ask that with equal sincerity and faith you will invoke His wisdom and guidance for me.
Página 58 - If I had to draw a pen across my record, and erase my whole life from sight, and I had one poor gift or choice left as to what I should save from the wreck, I should choose that speech and leave it to the world unerased.