The Life of Benjamin Franklin; with Selections from His Miscellaneous WorksSimpkin, Marshall, and Company, 1849 - 162 Seiten |
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... believe , " says he , " has been of great advantage to me , when I have had occasion to incul- cate my opinions , and persuade men into measures , that I have been from time to time engaged in promoting . " Men must be taught , as if ...
... believe , " says he , " has been of great advantage to me , when I have had occasion to incul- cate my opinions , and persuade men into measures , that I have been from time to time engaged in promoting . " Men must be taught , as if ...
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... believe long habits of virtue have a sensible effect on the countenance . There was something in the air of his face that man- ifested the true greatness of his mind ; which likewise appeared in all he said , and in every part of his ...
... believe long habits of virtue have a sensible effect on the countenance . There was something in the air of his face that man- ifested the true greatness of his mind ; which likewise appeared in all he said , and in every part of his ...
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... believe , that the defence of the country was not disagree- able to any of the Quakers , provided they were not required to assist in it . THE CITIZEN AND PHILOSOPHER . Peace being at length established , Franklin again turned his ...
... believe , that the defence of the country was not disagree- able to any of the Quakers , provided they were not required to assist in it . THE CITIZEN AND PHILOSOPHER . Peace being at length established , Franklin again turned his ...
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... believe ours . ' 339 An account of Indian hospitality , which is esteemed among these sava- ges as a principal virtue , is then given . Conrad Weiser had been naturalized among the Six Nations , and spoke very well the Mohuck language ...
... believe ours . ' 339 An account of Indian hospitality , which is esteemed among these sava- ges as a principal virtue , is then given . Conrad Weiser had been naturalized among the Six Nations , and spoke very well the Mohuck language ...
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... believe Scotland would be the country should choose to spend the remainder of my days in . " From early life Franklin had a passion for music , and he both studied it as a science and practised it as an art . In London he saw for the ...
... believe Scotland would be the country should choose to spend the remainder of my days in . " From early life Franklin had a passion for music , and he both studied it as a science and practised it as an art . In London he saw for the ...
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