The Life of Benjamin Franklin; with Selections from His Miscellaneous WorksSimpkin, Marshall, and Company, 1849 - 162 Seiten |
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... light repast , ( which was often no more than a biscuit , or slice of bread , a handful of raisins , or a tart from the pastry - cook's , and a glass of water ) had the rest of the time , till their return , for study , in which I made ...
... light repast , ( which was often no more than a biscuit , or slice of bread , a handful of raisins , or a tart from the pastry - cook's , and a glass of water ) had the rest of the time , till their return , for study , in which I made ...
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... light on his own . Watson , according to the autobiographer's description , was a religious , intelligent , and very worthy youth ; the other two , Ralph and Osborne , were unsettled in their religious principles , chiefly by his own ...
... light on his own . Watson , according to the autobiographer's description , was a religious , intelligent , and very worthy youth ; the other two , Ralph and Osborne , were unsettled in their religious principles , chiefly by his own ...
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... light , Franklin's letters on electricity contain a number of facts and hints which have contributed greatly towards reducing this branch of knowledge to a science . They have been translated into most European languages and into Latin ...
... light , Franklin's letters on electricity contain a number of facts and hints which have contributed greatly towards reducing this branch of knowledge to a science . They have been translated into most European languages and into Latin ...
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... light on the light - house appeared to him as large as a cart - wheel . " On the morning of the 17th of July , the fog clearing up , disclosed the town of Falmouth with England's beautiful fields and crowding vessels before them . It ...
... light on the light - house appeared to him as large as a cart - wheel . " On the morning of the 17th of July , the fog clearing up , disclosed the town of Falmouth with England's beautiful fields and crowding vessels before them . It ...
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... light , and the services I had lately rendered him not being of the kind that make a man acceptable ) , thinking it a favourable opportunity , joined the whole weight of the proprietary interest to get me out of the Assembly , which was ...
... light , and the services I had lately rendered him not being of the kind that make a man acceptable ) , thinking it a favourable opportunity , joined the whole weight of the proprietary interest to get me out of the Assembly , which was ...
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