The Works of Benjamin Franklin: Containing Several Political and Historical Tracts Not Included in Any Former Ed., and Many Letters Official and Private, Not Hitherto Published; with Notes and a Life of the Author, Band 1Tappan and Whittemore, 1840 |
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... Favor of it , and procures Subscriptions . — Advice to Gilbert Tennent . Suggests Plans for cleaning , paving , and lighting the Streets of Philadelphia . - Project for cleaning the Streets of London . -Appointed Postmaster - general ...
... Favor of it , and procures Subscriptions . — Advice to Gilbert Tennent . Suggests Plans for cleaning , paving , and lighting the Streets of Philadelphia . - Project for cleaning the Streets of London . -Appointed Postmaster - general ...
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... favor . But my brother was passionate , and had often beaten me , which I took ex- tremely amiss ; and , thinking my apprenticeship very tedious , I was continually wishing for some opportu- nity of shortening it , which at length ...
... favor . But my brother was passionate , and had often beaten me , which I took ex- tremely amiss ; and , thinking my apprenticeship very tedious , I was continually wishing for some opportu- nity of shortening it , which at length ...
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... favor of the project , but my father was decidedly against it , and at last gave a flat denial . He wrote a civil letter to Sir William , thanking him for the patronage he had so kindly offered me , and declining to assist me as yet in ...
... favor of the project , but my father was decidedly against it , and at last gave a flat denial . He wrote a civil letter to Sir William , thanking him for the patronage he had so kindly offered me , and declining to assist me as yet in ...
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... favor of what he thought my production ; having before re- frained , as he said , lest I should think he meant to flatter me . " But who would have imagined , " said he , " that Franklin was capable of such a performance ; such painting ...
... favor of what he thought my production ; having before re- frained , as he said , lest I should think he meant to flatter me . " But who would have imagined , " said he , " that Franklin was capable of such a performance ; such painting ...
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... favor throughout this relation . George Webb , who had found a female friend that lent him wherewith to purchase his time of Keimer , now came to offer himself as a journeyman to us . We could not then employ him ; but I foolishly let ...
... favor throughout this relation . George Webb , who had found a female friend that lent him wherewith to purchase his time of Keimer , now came to offer himself as a journeyman to us . We could not then employ him ; but I foolishly let ...
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Seite 106 - ORDER Let all your things have their places; let each part of your business have its time.
Seite 597 - THE BODY of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Printer, (like the cover of an old book, its contents torn out, and stript of its lettering and gilding) lies here food for worms ; yet the work itself shall not be lost, for it will (as he believed) appear once more in a new and more beautiful edition, corrected and amended by THE AUTHOR.
Seite 571 - Delightful task ! to rear the tender thought, To teach the young idea how to shoot, To pour the fresh instruction o'er the mind, To breathe th' enlivening spirit and to fix The generous purpose in the glowing breast.
Seite 10 - My elder brothers were all put apprentices to different trades. I was put to the grammar school at eight years of age, my father intending to devote me, as the tithe of his sons, to the service of the church. My early readiness in learning to read (which must have been very early, as I do not remember when I could not read ) and the opinion of all his friends that I should certainly make a good scholar encouraged him in this purpose of his. My uncle Benjamin, too, approved of it, and proposed to...
Seite 569 - The good education of youth has been esteemed by wise men in all ages as the surest foundation of the happiness both of private families and of commonwealths. Almost all governments have therefore made it a principal object of their attention to establish and endow with proper revenues such seminaries of learning, as might supply the succeeding age with men qualified to serve the public with honor to themselves and to their country.
Seite 110 - Length of days is in her right hand ; And in her left hand riches and honor. Her ways are ways of pleasantness, And all her paths are peace.
Seite 145 - American Magazine, or a Monthly View of the Political State of the British Colonies. There were three numbers, dated January through March. The close rival was Benjamin Franklin's The General Magazine and Historical Chronicle for All the British Plantations in America.
Seite 12 - At his table he liked to have, as often as he could, some sensible friend or neighbour to converse with, and always took care to start some ingenious or useful topic for discourse, which might tend to improve the minds of his children. By this means he turned our attention to what was good, just, and prudent in the conduct of life...
Seite 267 - I am very sorry, that you intend soon to leave our hemisphere. America has sent us many good things, gold, silver, sugar, tobacco, indigo, &c. ; but you are the first philosopher, and indeed the first great man of letters for whom we are beholden to her.
Seite 106 - I concluded, at length, that the mere speculative conviction that it was our interest to be completely virtuous was not sufficient to prevent our slipping; and that the contrary habits must be broken, and good ones acquired and established, before we can have any dependence on 'a steady, uniform rectitude of conduct.