The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of Essays, Humorous, Moral, and Literary : with His LifeW. Van Norden, 1825 - 290 Seiten |
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... advantage of my adversary in correct spell- ing and pointing , which I owed to my occupation , was greatly his inferior in elegance of expression , in arrangement , and perspicuity . Of this he convinced me by several examples . I felt ...
... advantage of my adversary in correct spell- ing and pointing , which I owed to my occupation , was greatly his inferior in elegance of expression , in arrangement , and perspicuity . Of this he convinced me by several examples . I felt ...
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... advantages resulted to me from the plan . When my brother and his workmen left the printing . house to go to dinner , I remained behind , and des- patching my frugal meal , which frequently consisted of a biscuit only , or a slice of ...
... advantages resulted to me from the plan . When my brother and his workmen left the printing . house to go to dinner , I remained behind , and des- patching my frugal meal , which frequently consisted of a biscuit only , or a slice of ...
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... advantage of my liberty , presum- ing that he would not dare to produce the new con- tract . It was undoubtedly dishonourable to avail myself of this circumstance , and I reckon this action as one of the first errors of my life ; but I ...
... advantage of my liberty , presum- ing that he would not dare to produce the new con- tract . It was undoubtedly dishonourable to avail myself of this circumstance , and I reckon this action as one of the first errors of my life ; but I ...
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... advantage of being able to devote more time to reading and study , and an astonishing disposi- tion for mathematics , in which he left me far behind him . When at Boston , I had been accustomed to pass with him almost all my leisure ...
... advantage of being able to devote more time to reading and study , and an astonishing disposi- tion for mathematics , in which he left me far behind him . When at Boston , I had been accustomed to pass with him almost all my leisure ...
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... was good in its kind , would not be an advantage ? " You will also be able , " said he , " to form some ac- quaintance there , and establish a correspondence with stationers and booksellers . " This I acknowledged was desirable 44 LIFE OF.
... was good in its kind , would not be an advantage ? " You will also be able , " said he , " to form some ac- quaintance there , and establish a correspondence with stationers and booksellers . " This I acknowledged was desirable 44 LIFE OF.
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