...Address. Fellow-countrymen : At. this second appearing to take the oath of the presidential office, there is less occasion for an extended address than...somewhat in detail, of a course to be pursued, seemed fitting and proper. Now, at the expiration of four years, during which public declarations have been...

...been at his first inauguration. During the past four years of war, he noted in a tone of weariness, "public declarations have been constantly called forth on every point and phase of the great contest." Consequently he could devote the larger part of his address to an explanation of the origins of the...

...1990). INAUGURAL ADDRESS, SECOND At this second appearing to take the oath of the presidential office, there is less occasion for an extended address than...somewhat in detail, of a course to be pursued, seemed fitting and proper. Now, at the expiration of four years, during which public declarations have been...

...thoughts. "Fellow-countrymen: At this second appearing to take the oath of the presidential office, there is less occasion for an extended address than...somewhat in detail, of a course to be pursued, seemed fitting and proper. Now, at the expiration of four years, during which public declarations have been...

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...place to begin that assessment. At this second appearing to take the oath of the Presidential office, there is less occasion for an extended address than...somewhat in detail, of a course to be pursued, seemed fitting and proper. Now, at the expiration of four years, during which public declarations have been...

...silence. "Fellow-countrymen:—At this second appearing to take the oath of the presidential office there is less occasion for an extended address than...Then a statement somewhat in detail of a course to be pin-sued seemed fitting and proper. Now, at the expiration of four years, during which public declarations...

...Address, delivered in 1865: '"At this second appearing to take the oath of the presidential office, there is less occasion for an extended address than there was at the first."' As Slagell explains, the sentence is notable for its 'impersonal tone, use of the passive voice, and...

...March 4, 1865 Fellow- Countrymen : At this second appearing to take the oath of the Presidential office there is less occasion for an extended address than...somewhat in detail of a course to be pursued seemed fitting and proper. Now, at the expiration of four years, during which public declarations have been...

...He begins: Fellow Countrymen: At this second appearing to take the oath of the presidential office, there is less occasion for an extended address than...somewhat in detail, of a course to be pursued, seemed fitting and proper. Now, at the expiration of four years, during which public declarations have been...