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Initially, her sister Elizabeth encouraged the romance, for she realized that Lincoln was a man on the way up and that Mary should therefore wed him. In time, however, she came to recognize his social deficiencies, which she described to an interviewer: “L. Could not hold a lengthy Conversation with a lady—was not sufficiently Educated & intelligent in the female line to do so—He was charmed with Mary’s wit and fascinated with her quick sagacity—her will—her nature—and Culture—I have happened in the room where they were sitting often & often and Mary led the Conversation—Lincoln would listen & gaze on her as if drawn by some Superior power, irresistably So: he listened—never Scarcely Said a word.” Mrs. Edwards withdrew her earlier support for Lincoln and prophetically told her sister that they were not “Suitable to Each other.” Mary “was quick, lively, gay—frivalous it may be, Social and loved glitter Show & pomp & power.”
Source: Abraham Lincoln∶ A Life ▫𓂃
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The good news improved Lincoln’s appearance as well as his spirits. In late April, it was reported that he “is looking better than he did the day of his inauguration. He has gained steadily in health, strength, and even in weight.” Helping to improve his morale were laudatory press notices like an editorial in the Iowa State Register which said the recent victories in the field “are due in a great measure to the prescience and sagacity of President Lincoln.”
Source: Abraham Lincoln∶ A Life ▫𓂃
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