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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... employing myself , I shall yield to the inclination , so natural in old men , to talk of themselves and their ... employed , and that has crowned them with success . My fath , in this respect , leads me to hope , though I cannot ...
... employing myself , I shall yield to the inclination , so natural in old men , to talk of themselves and their ... employed , and that has crowned them with success . My fath , in this respect , leads me to hope , though I cannot ...
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... employing gentle means only , and such as were calculated to encourage his scholars . Under him , I soon acquired an ... employed in cutting the wicks , filling the moulds , taking care of the shop , carrying messages , & c . This ...
... employing gentle means only , and such as were calculated to encourage his scholars . Under him , I soon acquired an ... employed in cutting the wicks , filling the moulds , taking care of the shop , carrying messages , & c . This ...
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... employed in the duties of his profession . But I well remember , that the leading men of the place used frequently to come and ask his advice re- specting the affairs of the town , or of the church to which he belonged , and that they ...
... employed in the duties of his profession . But I well remember , that the leading men of the place used frequently to come and ask his advice re- specting the affairs of the town , or of the church to which he belonged , and that they ...
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... employed in my fa- ther's trade for the space of two years ; that is to say , till I arrived at twelve years of age . About this time my brother John , who had served his appren- ticeship in London , having quitted my father , and being ...
... employed in my fa- ther's trade for the space of two years ; that is to say , till I arrived at twelve years of age . About this time my brother John , who had served his appren- ticeship in London , having quitted my father , and being ...
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... employ- ing the most appropriate words that occurred to my mind . I afterwards compared my Spectator with the ... employing them , which I thought I should by that time have acquired , had I continued to make verses . The continual ...
... employ- ing the most appropriate words that occurred to my mind . I afterwards compared my Spectator with the ... employing them , which I thought I should by that time have acquired , had I continued to make verses . The continual ...
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