Abraham Lincoln: The True Story of a Great Life, Volumen2D. Appleton, 1892 |
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... Cause of his melancholy.— His perceptions . - His memory and association of ideas.- Concentration of thought . - The crucible of his analytical mind . The secret of his judgment . - The faith of his opin- ions and the firmness of his ...
... Cause of his melancholy.— His perceptions . - His memory and association of ideas.- Concentration of thought . - The crucible of his analytical mind . The secret of his judgment . - The faith of his opin- ions and the firmness of his ...
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... cause , but I have had too many scares from his blows to certify that he was harmless as a dove . When the whole thing was unravelled , the adversary would begin to see that what he was so blandly giving away was simply what he couldn't ...
... cause , but I have had too many scares from his blows to certify that he was harmless as a dove . When the whole thing was unravelled , the adversary would begin to see that what he was so blandly giving away was simply what he couldn't ...
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... cause and presented them with clearness and great compactness . His mind was logical and direct , and he did not indulge in extraneous discussion . Generalities and platitudes had no charm for him . An unfailing vein of humor never ...
... cause and presented them with clearness and great compactness . His mind was logical and direct , and he did not indulge in extraneous discussion . Generalities and platitudes had no charm for him . An unfailing vein of humor never ...
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... cause was great or small he was usually successful . " * This statement of Judge Davis in general is cor- rect , but in some particulars is faulty . It was intended as a eulogy on Lincoln , and as such would not admit of as many ...
... cause was great or small he was usually successful . " * This statement of Judge Davis in general is cor- rect , but in some particulars is faulty . It was intended as a eulogy on Lincoln , and as such would not admit of as many ...
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... cause he represented . He used to say , " If I can free this case from technicalities and get it prop- erly swung to the jury , I'll win it . " But if either of these essentials were lacking , he was the weakest man at the bar . He was ...
... cause he represented . He used to say , " If I can free this case from technicalities and get it prop- erly swung to the jury , I'll win it . " But if either of these essentials were lacking , he was the weakest man at the bar . He was ...
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Página 78 - 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 270 - With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow and his orphans, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and a lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations.
Página 109 - 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 79 - 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 176 - Imploring the assistance of Divine Providence, and with due regard to the views and feelings of all who were represented in the convention, to the rights of all the states and territories and people of the nation, to the inviolability of the Constitution and the perpetual union, harmony and prosperity of all, I am most happy to co-operate for the practical success of the principles declared by the convention.
Página 281 - 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 335 - 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 328 - 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 258 - 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 282 - 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.