The Life of Benjamin Franklin; with Selections from His Miscellaneous WorksSimpkin, Marshall, and Company, 1849 - 162 Seiten |
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... through nearly the whole of the eighteenth cen- tury , -realized this ancient metaphor in a most remarkable manner . He was at once the humble tradesman , the yet humbler son of a tallow - chandler whose business he PREFACE. ...
... through nearly the whole of the eighteenth cen- tury , -realized this ancient metaphor in a most remarkable manner . He was at once the humble tradesman , the yet humbler son of a tallow - chandler whose business he PREFACE. ...
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... manner from Dover to Calais , but observes that " the packet is still preferable . " QUITS ENGLAND AND SETTLES IN PHILADELPHIA , AFTER an abode of some eighteen months in London , Franklin set sail for Philadelphia , where he had found ...
... manner from Dover to Calais , but observes that " the packet is still preferable . " QUITS ENGLAND AND SETTLES IN PHILADELPHIA , AFTER an abode of some eighteen months in London , Franklin set sail for Philadelphia , where he had found ...
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... manner , as seemed of itself to express there was one who deserved as well as desired ad- mission . He appeared in the plainest country garb , his great coat was coarse , and looked old and threadbare ; his linen was home - spun ; his ...
... manner , as seemed of itself to express there was one who deserved as well as desired ad- mission . He appeared in the plainest country garb , his great coat was coarse , and looked old and threadbare ; his linen was home - spun ; his ...
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... manner ; and exhibited in his own conduct a fair instance of Whitfield's success as an advocate for works of charity . He had advised the orator to build his orphan - house at Philadelphia rather than in the state of Georgia , as it ...
... manner ; and exhibited in his own conduct a fair instance of Whitfield's success as an advocate for works of charity . He had advised the orator to build his orphan - house at Philadelphia rather than in the state of Georgia , as it ...
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... manner . Admitting the identity of electricity and lightning , and knowing the power of points in repelling bodies charged with electricity , and in conducting their fire silently and imperceptibly , he suggested the idea of securing ...
... manner . Admitting the identity of electricity and lightning , and knowing the power of points in repelling bodies charged with electricity , and in conducting their fire silently and imperceptibly , he suggested the idea of securing ...
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