The Life of Benjamin Franklin; with Selections from His Miscellaneous WorksSimpkin, Marshall, and Company, 1849 - 162 Seiten |
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... human body . Swimming he calls a kind of rowing with the arms and legs ; and the addition of a sail , as he terms it , was suggested by his approaching a pond , while flying a kite on a summer's day . He fancied it possible to cross in ...
... human body . Swimming he calls a kind of rowing with the arms and legs ; and the addition of a sail , as he terms it , was suggested by his approaching a pond , while flying a kite on a summer's day . He fancied it possible to cross in ...
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... humanity and be- nevolence , and at the same time emboldened with resolution , equally free from diffident bashfulness and an unbecoming assurance . The con- sciousness of his innate worth and unshaken integrity , renders him calm and ...
... humanity and be- nevolence , and at the same time emboldened with resolution , equally free from diffident bashfulness and an unbecoming assurance . The con- sciousness of his innate worth and unshaken integrity , renders him calm and ...
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... Human felicity , " says he , is pro- duced not so much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom hap- pen , as by little advantages that occur any day . Thus if you teach a poor man to shave himself , and keep his razor in order , you ...
... Human felicity , " says he , is pro- duced not so much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom hap- pen , as by little advantages that occur any day . Thus if you teach a poor man to shave himself , and keep his razor in order , you ...
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... her Newtons - who is an honour , not to the English nation only , but to human nature . " About the same period , Franklin was told at the Royal Society , that a certain lady a well known player at chess , LIFE OF FRANKLIN . 63.
... her Newtons - who is an honour , not to the English nation only , but to human nature . " About the same period , Franklin was told at the Royal Society , that a certain lady a well known player at chess , LIFE OF FRANKLIN . 63.
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... humanity and the progress of civilisation , he made preparation for returning home . In March , 1775 , Franklin set sail once more from the shores of England for the land of his birth and of his most patriotic affections . Thus closed ...
... humanity and the progress of civilisation , he made preparation for returning home . In March , 1775 , Franklin set sail once more from the shores of England for the land of his birth and of his most patriotic affections . Thus closed ...
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