The Life of Benjamin Franklin: Containing the Autobiography, with Notes and a ContinuationTappan and Dennet, 1844 - 612 Seiten |
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... wished to read it to his family , he placed the joint stool on his knees , and then turned over the leaves under the tapes . One of the children stood at the door to give notice if he saw the apparitor coming , who was an officer of the ...
... wished to read it to his family , he placed the joint stool on his knees , and then turned over the leaves under the tapes . One of the children stood at the door to give notice if he saw the apparitor coming , who was an officer of the ...
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... wished if possible to imitate it . With that view , I took some of the papers , and making short hints of the sentiments in each sentence , laid them by a few days , and then , without looking at the book , tried to com- plete the ...
... wished if possible to imitate it . With that view , I took some of the papers , and making short hints of the sentiments in each sentence , laid them by a few days , and then , without looking at the book , tried to com- plete the ...
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... wished to be em- ployed in some counting - house ; but , whether they dis- covered his dram - drinking by his breath , or by his be- haviour , though he had some recommendations , he met with no success in any application , and ...
... wished to be em- ployed in some counting - house ; but , whether they dis- covered his dram - drinking by his breath , or by his be- haviour , though he had some recommendations , he met with no success in any application , and ...
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... wished to give myself some diversion in half starving him . He consented to try the practice , if I would keep him company . I did so , and we held it for three months . Our provisions were purchased , cooked , and brought to us ...
... wished to give myself some diversion in half starving him . He consented to try the practice , if I would keep him company . I did so , and we held it for three months . Our provisions were purchased , cooked , and brought to us ...
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... wished to please everybody ; and , having little to give , he gave expectations . He was otherwise an ingenious , sensi- ble man , a pretty good writer , and a good governor for the people ; though not for his constituents , the Pro ...
... wished to please everybody ; and , having little to give , he gave expectations . He was otherwise an ingenious , sensi- ble man , a pretty good writer , and a good governor for the people ; though not for his constituents , the Pro ...
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acquainted acts of Parliament affairs afterwards agent American appointed arrived Assembly attended Benjamin Franklin bill Boston Britain British character colonies commissioners conduct Congress continued Count de Vergennes court defence duties endeavour England father favor formed France Franklin French friends gave give Gnadenhutten Governor honor inhabitants instructions King King's land laws letter liberty London Lord Chatham Lord Dartmouth Lord Hillsborough Lord Kames Lord Loudoun Lord Macclesfield Lord Shelburne Massachusetts means ment minister ministry negotiation never obtained occasion opinion paper Paris Parliament parties passed peace Penn Pennsylvania persons petition Philadelphia political principles printed procure proposed Proprietaries province published Quakers reason received respect sailed says scheme seems sent sentiments ship soon Stamp Act thing Thomas Penn thought thousand pounds tion took treaty troops William Penn writing wrote