| Isaac N. Arnold - 1866 - 750 str.
...Douglas, and its importance demands its insertion : Mu. PRESIDENT, AND GENTLEMEN OF THE CONVENTION: If we could first know where we are, and whither we...tending, we could better judge what to do, and how to do it. We are now far into the flfth year, since a policy was initiated with the avowed object, and confident... | |
| Josiah Gilbert Holland - 1866 - 578 str.
...be given of it through any description or abbreviation. It must be given entire. Mr. Lincoln said: "If we could first know where we are, and whither we are tending, we could better jadge what to do, and how to do it. We are n<^-. iar into the fifth year, since a policy was initiated... | |
| Isaac N. Arnold - 1866 - 748 str.
...Douglas, and its importance demands its insertion : MB. PRESIDENT, AND GENTLEMEN OF THE CONVENTION: If we could first know where we are, and whither we are tending, we enuld better judge what to do, and how to do it. We are now fur into the fifth year, aince a policy... | |
| Frederic Beecher Perkins - 1867 - 208 str.
...the slavery and anti-slavery controversy, Mr. Lincoln covers exactly the same ground, as follows : " If we could first know where we are, and whither we...tending, we could better judge what to do, and how to do it." Mr. Webster here used eighty-two words, of which twenty, almost a quarter, have more than one... | |
| Harriet Beecher Stowe - 1868 - 606 str.
...is a stately and sonorous opening, majestic and poetical. Now compare it with Mr. Lincoln's synonym: "If we could first know where we are, and whither...tending, we could better judge what to do, and how to do it." The thing could not have been said more shortly, more directly, more clearly, more strongly in... | |
| Harriet Beecher Stowe - 1868 - 652 str.
...stately and sonorous opening, majestic and poetical. Now compare it with Mr. Lincoln's synonym : " If we could first know where we are, and whither we...tending, we could better judge what to do, and how to do it." The thing could not have been said more shortly, more directly, more clearly, more strongly in... | |
| Harriet Beecher Stowe - 1868 - 606 str.
...it is worth quoting entire. It is as follows : "Mr. President, and Gentlemen of the Convention: — If we could first know where we are, and whither we...tending, we could better judge what to do, and how to do it. We are now far into the fifth year since a policy was initiated with the avowed object and confident... | |
| Harriet Beecher Stowe - 1872 - 690 str.
...it is worth quoting entire. It is as follows : "Mr. President, and Gentlemen of the Convention: — If we could first know where we are, and whither we...tending, we could better judge what to do, and how to do it. We are now far into the fifth year since a policy was initiated with the avowed object and confident... | |
| Everett Chamberlin - 1872 - 568 str.
...historical, beginning with this remarkable exordium : " MR. PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN OF THE CONVENTION : " If we could first know where we are and whither we...tending, we could better judge what to do and how to do it. We are now far into the fifth year since a policy was initiated with the avowed object and confident... | |
| Everett Chamberlin - 1872 - 586 str.
...historical, beginning with this remarkable exordium : " MR. PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN ov THE CONVENTION : " If we could first know where we are and whither we...tending, we could better judge what to do and how to do it. We are now far into the fifth year since a policy was initiated with the avowed object and confident... | |
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