The Life of Benjamin Franklin; with Selections from His Miscellaneous WorksSimpkin, Marshall, and Company, 1849 - 162 Seiten |
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... appeared in 1817 , the latter in 1840 ; the life by Sparks constituting the first of ten stately octavo volumes , which contain the whole of the collected works of this distinguished philosopher and statesman . As might have been ...
... appeared in 1817 , the latter in 1840 ; the life by Sparks constituting the first of ten stately octavo volumes , which contain the whole of the collected works of this distinguished philosopher and statesman . As might have been ...
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... appeared , and which has met with such great popular favour , cannot lay claim to originality , or close accuracy ; being only a re - translation , of which , however , numerous editions have been circulated , continuing to this day be ...
... appeared , and which has met with such great popular favour , cannot lay claim to originality , or close accuracy ; being only a re - translation , of which , however , numerous editions have been circulated , continuing to this day be ...
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... appeared to be his destiny to become a tallow - chandler , like his father . This unsettled him , and together , with the contiguity of the sea , as well as the similar choice of an elder brother , urged him frequently to think of ...
... appeared to be his destiny to become a tallow - chandler , like his father . This unsettled him , and together , with the contiguity of the sea , as well as the similar choice of an elder brother , urged him frequently to think of ...
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... appearance . " Having along with a draught of water , eaten one of the rolls , and given the other two away to a woman and her child , that had come down the river in the same boat with him , Franklin goes on to relate as fol- lows ...
... appearance . " Having along with a draught of water , eaten one of the rolls , and given the other two away to a woman and her child , that had come down the river in the same boat with him , Franklin goes on to relate as fol- lows ...
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... appearing to him much more cogent , than the refutation itself ; thus showing the extreme danger of unskilful , though zealous attempts , to overthrow doctrinal errors . Still , in the sequel , the autobiographer declares , when he ...
... appearing to him much more cogent , than the refutation itself ; thus showing the extreme danger of unskilful , though zealous attempts , to overthrow doctrinal errors . Still , in the sequel , the autobiographer declares , when he ...
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