The Life of Benjamin Franklin; with Selections from His Miscellaneous WorksSimpkin, Marshall, and Company, 1849 - 162 Seiten |
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... 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 ; proving highly ...
... 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 ; proving highly ...
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... afterwards was in so high a situation , is too curious to be omit- ted , “ I was dirty " , says he , " from my being so long in the boat . My pockets were stuffed out with shirts and stockings , and LIFE OF FRANKLIN . 11.
... afterwards was in so high a situation , is too curious to be omit- ted , “ I was dirty " , says he , " from my being so long in the boat . My pockets were stuffed out with shirts and stockings , and LIFE OF FRANKLIN . 11.
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... afterwards became a political writer in England of considerable note , and is commemorated in the Dunciad . Before his departure from Ame- rica , Franklin exchanged promises of fidelity with Miss Read , having lodged in her father's ...
... afterwards became a political writer in England of considerable note , and is commemorated in the Dunciad . Before his departure from Ame- rica , Franklin exchanged promises of fidelity with Miss Read , having lodged in her father's ...
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... afterwards in a course of years , as our wealth increased , augmented gradually to several hundred pounds in value . " SCHEME OF VIRTUE . About this period , Franklin framed what he justly calls the bold de- sign of endeavouring to ...
... afterwards in a course of years , as our wealth increased , augmented gradually to several hundred pounds in value . " SCHEME OF VIRTUE . About this period , Franklin framed what he justly calls the bold de- sign of endeavouring to ...
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... afterwards only one in several years , till at length I omitted them entirely , being employed in voyages and business abroad , with a multiplicity of affairs that interfered ; but I always carried my little book with me . " He once ...
... afterwards only one in several years , till at length I omitted them entirely , being employed in voyages and business abroad , with a multiplicity of affairs that interfered ; but I always carried my little book with me . " He once ...
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