The Life and Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin. [Edited by Benjamin Vaughan. With a Biographical Article by Henry Stuber, Reprinted from “The Columbian Magazine.” With a Portrait.]Brightly&Childs, 1800 - 471 Seiten |
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... be admitted that he was not an unhappy one . The public will be amused with following a great philoso- pher in his relaxations , and observing in what respects t philosophy tends to elucidate and improve the most com PREFACE .
... be admitted that he was not an unhappy one . The public will be amused with following a great philoso- pher in his relaxations , and observing in what respects t philosophy tends to elucidate and improve the most com PREFACE .
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... respect and veneration attached to the character of Dr. Franklin in France , than to that of any other person in the same country , foreign or native . I had opportunities of knowing particularly , how far these sen- timents were felt ...
... respect and veneration attached to the character of Dr. Franklin in France , than to that of any other person in the same country , foreign or native . I had opportunities of knowing particularly , how far these sen- timents were felt ...
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... respect , by joining him with some of the most illustrious men of the nation , to examine that ignus - fatuus of philosophy , the animal magnetism of the maniae Mesner ; the pretended effects of which had asto- nished all Paris . From ...
... respect , by joining him with some of the most illustrious men of the nation , to examine that ignus - fatuus of philosophy , the animal magnetism of the maniae Mesner ; the pretended effects of which had asto- nished all Paris . From ...
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... respects to his venerable relative . The purport of his present visit was to solicit the loan of a small sum of moeny , to enable him to pay his bills , and transport himself home . He preluded his request with a detail of ...
... respects to his venerable relative . The purport of his present visit was to solicit the loan of a small sum of moeny , to enable him to pay his bills , and transport himself home . He preluded his request with a detail of ...
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... respect to my age , might think themselves obliged to listen to me ; as they will be at li- berty to read me or not as they please . In fine --- and I may as well avow it , since nobody would believe me were I to deny it --- I shall ...
... respect to my age , might think themselves obliged to listen to me ; as they will be at li- berty to read me or not as they please . In fine --- and I may as well avow it , since nobody would believe me were I to deny it --- I shall ...
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