The Works of the Late Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of Essays, Humorous, Moral, and Literary : with His LifeC. Whittingham, 1824 - 295 Seiten |
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... employing myself , I shall yield to the inclination , so natural in old men , to talk of themselves and their exploits , and may freely follow my bent , without being tiresome to those who , from respect to my age , might think them ...
... employing myself , I shall yield to the inclination , so natural in old men , to talk of themselves and their exploits , and may freely follow my bent , without being tiresome to those who , from respect to my age , might think them ...
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... employed , and that has crowned them with success . My faith , in this respect , leads me to hope , though I cannot count upon it , that the Divine goodness will still be exercised to- wards me , either by prolonging the duration of my ...
... employed , and that has crowned them with success . My faith , in this respect , leads me to hope , though I cannot count upon it , that the Divine goodness will still be exercised to- wards me , either by prolonging the duration of my ...
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... and arithmetic , kept by a Mr. George Brownwell , who was a skilful master , and succeeded very well in his profession by employing * Town in the island of Nantucket . gentle means only , and such as were calculated to 8 LIFE OF.
... and arithmetic , kept by a Mr. George Brownwell , who was a skilful master , and succeeded very well in his profession by employing * Town in the island of Nantucket . gentle means only , and such as were calculated to 8 LIFE OF.
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... employed in cutting the wicks , filling the moulds , taking care of the shop , carrying messages , & c . This business displeased me , and I felt a strong in- clination for a sea life ; but my father set his face against it . The ...
... employed in cutting the wicks , filling the moulds , taking care of the shop , carrying messages , & c . This business displeased me , and I felt a strong in- clination for a sea life ; but my father set his face against it . The ...
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... employed in the duties of his profession . But I well remember , that the leading men of the place used frequently to come and ask his advice respecting the affairs of the town , or of the church to which he belonged , and that they ...
... employed in the duties of his profession . But I well remember , that the leading men of the place used frequently to come and ask his advice respecting the affairs of the town , or of the church to which he belonged , and that they ...
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