On the recordFebruary 22, 1842
He ever seems to have gone forth like the Egyptian angel of death, commissioned to slay, if not the first, the fairest born of every family.
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gutenberg.orgAbraham Lincoln: “He ever seems to have gone forth like the Egyptian angel of death, commissioned to slay, if not the first, the fairest…”
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Speaking on temperance, Lincoln compares the destructive power of intemperance to the Egyptian angel of death, targeting the most promising individuals.
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