...that policy, that agitation has not only, not ceased, but has constantly augmented. In my opinion, it will not cease, until a crisis shall have been reached...passed. A House divided against itself cannot stand. (1983: 3) The first paragraph creates a temporal and spatial setting, then develops a 'pattern of temporal...

...that policy, that agitation has not only not ceased, but has constantly augmented. In my opinion, it will not cease until a crisis shall have been reached...passed. "A house divided against itself cannot stand." I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union...

...that policy, that agitation has not only, not ceased, but has constantly augmented. In my opinion, it will not cease, until a crisis shall have been reached,...passed. "A house divided against itself cannot stand." I believe this government cannot endure, permanently half slave and half free. I do not expect the...

...that policy, that agitation has not only not ceased, but has constantly augmented. In my opinion, it will not cease until a crisis shall have been reached,...passed. 'A house divided against itself cannot stand.' I believe this government cannot endure, permanently half slave and half free. I do not expect the...

...operation of that policy, that agitation had only not ceased, but had constantly augmented. " "I believe it will not cease until a crisis shall have been reached...passed. ' A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this Government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free." " I do not expect the...

...that policy, that agitation has not only not ceased, but has constantly augmented In my opinion, it will not cease, until a crisis shall have been reached...passed. "A house divided against itself cannot stand." I believe this government cannot endure, permanently half slave and half free. I do not expect the...

...on for years, Lincoln explained, and had only grown worse with time. "In my opinion," he said, "it will not cease, until a crisis shall have been reached and passed." He told his audience, "a house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot...

...designed to put an end to the slavery question. Instead, agitation had increased. In my opinion, it will not cease, until a crisis shall have been reached...passed. "A house divided against itself cannot stand." I believe this government cannot endure, permanently, half slave and ha\fjree. I do not expect the...

...that policy that agitation has not only not ceased, but has constantly augmented. In my opinion, it will not cease until a crisis shall have been reached and passed. "A house divided against itself can not stand." I believe this Government can not endure permanently half slave and half free. I do...

...where the framers of this Government placed it, and left it. ... In my opinion it will not cease till a crisis shall have been reached and passed. A house divided against itself cannot stand.37 Given the failure of the Founders' expectation that slavery would eventually end, the framers'...