Anecdotes of Abraham Lincoln and Lincoln's Stories: Including Early Life Stories, Professional Life Stories, White House Stories, War Stories, Miscellaneous StoriesRhodes & McClure, 1879 - 188 pages |
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... close of the canvass which resulted in his election , he walked to Springfield , borrowed " a load " of books of Stuart , and took them home with him to New Salem . Here he began the study of law in good earnest , though with no ...
... close of the canvass which resulted in his election , he walked to Springfield , borrowed " a load " of books of Stuart , and took them home with him to New Salem . Here he began the study of law in good earnest , though with no ...
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... close of the business , gave him a note to cover the regular lawyer's fees . He was soon afterwards blown up by an accidental discharge of powder , and lost his hand . Meeting Mr. Lin- coln some time after the accident , on the steps of ...
... close of the business , gave him a note to cover the regular lawyer's fees . He was soon afterwards blown up by an accidental discharge of powder , and lost his hand . Meeting Mr. Lin- coln some time after the accident , on the steps of ...
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... close of October , and only a few days before election . Calling Mr. Bateman to a seat by his side , hav- ing previously locked all the doors , he said : ' Let us look over this book ; I wish particularly to see how the ministers of ...
... close of October , and only a few days before election . Calling Mr. Bateman to a seat by his side , hav- ing previously locked all the doors , he said : ' Let us look over this book ; I wish particularly to see how the ministers of ...
Page 89
... close up to their mother , and did not reply . This simple act filled the father's cup full . " The Lord is with you , Mr. President , " he said , rever- ently ; and then , hesitating a moment , he added , with strong emphasis , " and ...
... close up to their mother , and did not reply . This simple act filled the father's cup full . " The Lord is with you , Mr. President , " he said , rever- ently ; and then , hesitating a moment , he added , with strong emphasis , " and ...
Page 98
... close of the reception . To this he re- sponded in the peculiar vernacular of the West , ' I reckon , ' resuming meanwhile the mechanical and traditional exer- 1 1 cise of the hand which no President has ever yet 98 LINCOLN STORIES .
... close of the reception . To this he re- sponded in the peculiar vernacular of the West , ' I reckon , ' resuming meanwhile the mechanical and traditional exer- 1 1 cise of the hand which no President has ever yet 98 LINCOLN STORIES .
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Page 106 - And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.
Page 134 - I believe you to be a brave and skillful soldier, which of course I like. I also believe you do not mix politics with your profession, in which you are right. You have confidence in yourself, which is a valuable if not an indispensable quality. You are ambitious, which, within reasonable bounds, does good rather than harm ; but I think that during...
Page 179 - With me, the race of ambition has been a failure — a flat failure; with him, it has been one of splendid success. His name fills the nation, and is not unknown even in foreign lands. I affect no contempt for the high eminence he has reached. So reached that the oppressed of my species might have shared with me in the elevation, I would rather stand on that eminence than wear the richest crown that ever pressed a monarch's brow.
Page 14 - take us and our trunks out to the steamer ?' ' Certainly,' said I. I was very glad to have the chance of earning something.
Page 13 - Well," replied he, " I was about eighteen years of age. I belonged, you know, to what they call down South, the 'scrubs;' people who do not own slaves are nobody there. But we had succeeded in raising, chiefly by my labor, sufficient produce, as I thought, to justify me in taking it down the river to sell.
Page 40 - I presume you all know who I am. I am humble Abraham Lincoln. I have been solicited by many friends to become a candidate for the Legislature. My politics are short and sweet, like the old woman's dance. I am in favor of a national bank. I am in favor of the internal improvement system and a high protective tariff. These are my sentiments and political principles. If elected I shall be thankful ; if not it will be all the same.
Page 97 - Blondin, stand up a little straighter — Blondin, stoop a little more — go a little faster — lean a little more to the north — lean a little more to the south.
Page 40 - I am a military hero ? Yes, sir ; in the days of the Black Hawk war I fought, bled, and came away.
Page 108 - What good would a proclamation of emancipation from me do, especially as we are now situated? I do not want to issue a document that the whole world will see must necessarily be inoperative, like the Pope's bull against the comet.
Page 159 - Oh, do go on !' would compel him to resume. As I looked upon the gaunt and sinewy frame of the stranger, and marked his powerful head and determined features, now touched into softness by the impressions of the moment, I felt an irrepressible curiosity to learn something more about him, and when he was quietly leaving the room I begged to know his name. He courteously replied, ' It is Abraham Lincoln, from Illinois.