Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin, Band 1McCarty & Davis, 1840 |
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... favour of , 59 - His magnanimity on the occasion , 45 . Militia Bills , governor refuses to ratify , 77 . Priestly's , Dr. , testimony of the merits of Franklin's discoveries in electricity , 80 - His account of Frank- lin's demeanour ...
... favour of , 59 - His magnanimity on the occasion , 45 . Militia Bills , governor refuses to ratify , 77 . Priestly's , Dr. , testimony of the merits of Franklin's discoveries in electricity , 80 - His account of Frank- lin's demeanour ...
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... raise a party in his favour , and combated for him awhile with some hopes of success . There was much scribbling pro and con upon the occasion ; and finding , that though an elegant preacher , he was but a | BENJAMIN FRANKLIN . 39.
... raise a party in his favour , and combated for him awhile with some hopes of success . There was much scribbling pro and con upon the occasion ; and finding , that though an elegant preacher , he was but a | BENJAMIN FRANKLIN . 39.
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... favour of lending it to me for a few days . He served ; the intention was to avoid applica- sent it immediately ; and I returned it in tions of improper persons for admittance , about a week with another note , expressing some of whom ...
... favour of lending it to me for a few days . He served ; the intention was to avoid applica- sent it immediately ; and I returned it in tions of improper persons for admittance , about a week with another note , expressing some of whom ...
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... favour , to shift the burden of the obligation from off their own shoulders , and place it in heaven , I had contrived to fix it on earth . The last time I saw Mr. Whitefield , was in London , when he consulted me about his orphan ...
... favour , to shift the burden of the obligation from off their own shoulders , and place it in heaven , I had contrived to fix it on earth . The last time I saw Mr. Whitefield , was in London , when he consulted me about his orphan ...
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... favour of the object of his admiration ; though it is to be regretted , that he could not even do this , without mixing with his quotation something disrespectful of the very authority which he cited . Nay , " says he , " if I mistake ...
... favour of the object of his admiration ; though it is to be regretted , that he could not even do this , without mixing with his quotation something disrespectful of the very authority which he cited . Nay , " says he , " if I mistake ...
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