The Works of the Late Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of His Life Written by Himself Together with Humourous, Moral, and Literary Essays, Chiefly in the Manner of the Spectator : Among which are Several Not in Any American EditionSolomon Wiate, 1815 - 335 Seiten |
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... frequently do , upon the felici- ty I have enjoyed , I sometimes say to myself , that , were the offer made me , I would engage to run again , from beginning to end , the same career of life . All I would ask would be the privilege of ...
... frequently do , upon the felici- ty I have enjoyed , I sometimes say to myself , that , were the offer made me , I would engage to run again , from beginning to end , the same career of life . All I would ask would be the privilege of ...
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... frequently disturbed , some considera- ble persons of his acquaintance determined to go to America , where they hoped to enjoy the free exercise of their religion , and my father was prevailed on to accompany them . My father had also ...
... frequently disturbed , some considera- ble persons of his acquaintance determined to go to America , where they hoped to enjoy the free exercise of their religion , and my father was prevailed on to accompany them . My father had also ...
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... frequent practice in an evening when the labours of the day were finished , it was truly delightful to hear him . He was versed also in mechanics , and could upon occa- sion , use the tools of a variety of trades . But his greatest ...
... frequent practice in an evening when the labours of the day were finished , it was truly delightful to hear him . He was versed also in mechanics , and could upon occa- sion , use the tools of a variety of trades . But his greatest ...
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... frequently engaged in dispute , and were indeed so fond of argu- mentation , that nothing was so agreeable to us as a war of words . This contentious temper , I would ob- serve by the bye , is in danger of becoming a very bad habit ...
... frequently engaged in dispute , and were indeed so fond of argu- mentation , that nothing was so agreeable to us as a war of words . This contentious temper , I would ob- serve by the bye , is in danger of becoming a very bad habit ...
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... frequently consisted of a biscuit only , or a slice of bread and a bunch of raisins , or a bun from the pastry cook's , with a glass of water , I had the rest of the time , till their return , for study ; and my progress therein was ...
... frequently consisted of a biscuit only , or a slice of bread and a bunch of raisins , or a bun from the pastry cook's , with a glass of water , I had the rest of the time , till their return , for study ; and my progress therein was ...
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The Works of the Late Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of His Life Written ... Benjamin Franklin,Henry Stueber Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2016 |
WORKS OF THE LATE DR BENJAMIN Benjamin 1706-1790 Franklin,Henry 1770?-1792 Stueber Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2016 |
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Seite 217 - But you who are wise must know, that different nations have different conceptions of things ; and you will therefore not take it amiss, if our ideas of this kind of education happen not to be the same with yours.
Seite 217 - We are, however, not the less obliged by your kind offer, though we decline accepting it: and to show our grateful sense of it, if the gentlemen of Virginia will send us a dozen of their sons, we will take great care of their education, instruct them in all we know, and make men of them.
Seite 217 - ... in their persons, nor shall their houses or goods be burnt, or otherwise destroyed, nor their fields wasted, by the armed force...
Seite 243 - I doubt, too, whether any other convention we can obtain, may be able to make a better Constitution; for, when you assemble a number of men, to have the advantage of their joint wisdom, you inevitably assemble with those men, all their prejudices, their passions, their errors of opinion, their local interests, and their selfish views.
Seite 244 - ... their prejudices, their passions, their errors of opinion, their local interests and their selfish views. From such an assembly can a perfect production be expected? It therefore astonishes me, sir, to find this system approaching so near to perfection as it does; and I think it will astonish our enemies, who are waiting with confidence to hear that our councils are confounded, like those of the builders of Babel ; and that our States are on the point of separation, only to meet hereafter for...
Seite 222 - And the barbarous people shewed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.
Seite 163 - Remember that money is of a prolific generating nature. Money can beget money, and its offspring can beget more, and so on.
Seite 164 - Remember this. saying, The good paymaster is lord of another man's purse. He that is known to pay punctually and exactly to the time he promises, may at any time, and on any occasion, raise all the money his friends can spare. This is sometimes of great use.
Seite 164 - The most trifling actions that affect a man's credit are to be regarded. The sound of your hammer at five in the morning, or nine at night, heard by a creditor, makes him easy six months longer; but, if he sees you at a billiard-table, or hears your voice at a tavern, when you should be at work, he sends for his money the next day; demands it, before he can receive it, in a lump.
Seite 285 - They were led by a thread. They had not only a respect, but an affection, for Great Britain, for its laws, its customs and manners, and even a fondness for its fashions, that greatly increased the commerce. Natives of Britain were always treated with particular regard ; to be an Old England-man, was, of itself, a character of some respect, and gave a kind of rank among us.