The Life of Benjamin Franklin; with Selections from His Miscellaneous WorksSimpkin, Marshall, and Company, 1849 - 162 Seiten |
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... attend Though Franklin afterwards re- temperance in eating and drinking " laxed in the austerity of his diet , the habit of being contented with little and disregarding the gratifications of the palate , remained with him , through life ...
... attend Though Franklin afterwards re- temperance in eating and drinking " laxed in the austerity of his diet , the habit of being contented with little and disregarding the gratifications of the palate , remained with him , through life ...
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... attending an auction , and entitled them " The Way to Wealth . " This piece has been printed in all the principal languages of Europe , in a variety of forms . Nothing of a more cha- racteristic nature has proceeded from the author's ...
... attending an auction , and entitled them " The Way to Wealth . " This piece has been printed in all the principal languages of Europe , in a variety of forms . Nothing of a more cha- racteristic nature has proceeded from the author's ...
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... attended him to the fields , to which the preacher was driven , and amused himself with ob- serving his progressive influence , and the number of his hearers . It was a matter of speculation to our philosopher , he tells us , to note ...
... attended him to the fields , to which the preacher was driven , and amused himself with ob- serving his progressive influence , and the number of his hearers . It was a matter of speculation to our philosopher , he tells us , to note ...
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... attended one of the preacher's charity sermons for the funds of the orphan - house ; and having in his pocket a handful of copper money , three or four dollars in silver , and five pistoles in gold , he resolved to give him no part ...
... attended one of the preacher's charity sermons for the funds of the orphan - house ; and having in his pocket a handful of copper money , three or four dollars in silver , and five pistoles in gold , he resolved to give him no part ...
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... attending a few courts , and sitting on the bench to hear causes ; but finding that more knowledge of the common law ... attend the higher duties of a LIFE OF FRANKLIN . 35.
... attending a few courts , and sitting on the bench to hear causes ; but finding that more knowledge of the common law ... attend the higher duties of a LIFE OF FRANKLIN . 35.
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