The Life of Benjamin Franklin; with Selections from His Miscellaneous WorksSimpkin, Marshall, and Company, 1849 - 162 Seiten |
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... shilling in copper coin , which I gave to the boatmen for my passage . At first they refused , on account of my having rowed , but I insisted on their taking it . Man is sometimes more generous when he has little money , than when he ...
... shilling in copper coin , which I gave to the boatmen for my passage . At first they refused , on account of my having rowed , but I insisted on their taking it . Man is sometimes more generous when he has little money , than when he ...
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... shillings , the first - fruits of their earnings as master printers . - He declares that the recollection of what he felt on that occasion rendered him ever after- wards more disposed than perhaps he might otherwise have been , to ...
... shillings , the first - fruits of their earnings as master printers . - He declares that the recollection of what he felt on that occasion rendered him ever after- wards more disposed than perhaps he might otherwise have been , to ...
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... shillings , for which she had no other excuse or apology to make , but that she thought her husband deserved a silver spoon and china bowl as well as any of his neighbours . This was the first appearance of plate and china in our house ...
... shillings , for which she had no other excuse or apology to make , but that she thought her husband deserved a silver spoon and china bowl as well as any of his neighbours . This was the first appearance of plate and china in our house ...
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... shillings a - pound . ' ' No , ' says he , ' I cannot give so much ; I cannot give more than three shillings and sixpence . ' I then spoke to several other dealers , but they all sung the same song - three and six- pence - three and ...
... shillings a - pound . ' ' No , ' says he , ' I cannot give so much ; I cannot give more than three shillings and sixpence . ' I then spoke to several other dealers , but they all sung the same song - three and six- pence - three and ...
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... shillings a - day by his labour , and goes abroad , or sits idle one - half of that day , though he spends but sixpence during his diversion or idleness , ought not to reckon that the only expence he has really spent , or rather thrown ...
... shillings a - day by his labour , and goes abroad , or sits idle one - half of that day , though he spends but sixpence during his diversion or idleness , ought not to reckon that the only expence he has really spent , or rather thrown ...
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