Abraham Lincoln: “House Divided” Speech

( 1858 ) Commentary by Robert R. Montgomery, independent scholar

Glossary

acquiesce to consent or comply passively or without protest
augmented added to or made greater in amount or number or strength
concert a plan or arrangement made by mutual agreement
mortices rectangular cavities in a piece of wood, stone, or other material, prepared to receive a tenon and thus form a joint
mould a frame or model around or on which something is formed or shaped
scaffolding a system or arrangement of materials used to form a raised platform or supporting framework
tenon a projection on the end of a piece of wood shaped for insertion into a mortise to make a joint

Abraham Lincoln (Library of Congress)

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