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n. - Long-wooled mutton sheep; Capital of the state of Nebraska; 16th President of the United States.

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  • TWO BOYS FROM Lincoln GROUP: Lincoln said, "In every event of life, it is right makes might."
  • THE Lincoln LIBRARY President-elect Obama's fascination with Lincoln is shared by many scholars.
  • TWO BOYS FROM THE Lincoln GROUP: Lincoln said, "I have one vote, and I shall always cast that against wrong as long as I live."
  • OLD LIBRARY, Lincoln CATHEDRAL .... .118 Photo by G. HADLEIGH, Lincoln.
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