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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... expenses of a colie- giate education ; and considering , besides , as I heard him say to his friends , that persons so educated were often poorly provided for , he renounced his first inten- tions , took me from the grammar - school ...
... expenses of a colie- giate education ; and considering , besides , as I heard him say to his friends , that persons so educated were often poorly provided for , he renounced his first inten- tions , took me from the grammar - school ...
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... expense . Knowing that I had Vernon's money , he was continually asking me to lend him some of it ; promising to repay me as soon as h should get employment . At last he had drawn so much of this money , that I was extremely alarmed at ...
... expense . Knowing that I had Vernon's money , he was continually asking me to lend him some of it ; promising to repay me as soon as h should get employment . At last he had drawn so much of this money , that I was extremely alarmed at ...
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... expense of which I had calculated at about a hun- dred pounds sterling . He expressed his approbation ; but asked , if my presence in England , that I might choose the characters myself , and see that every arti- cle was good in its ...
... expense of which I had calculated at about a hun- dred pounds sterling . He expressed his approbation ; but asked , if my presence in England , that I might choose the characters myself , and see that every arti- cle was good in its ...
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... expense of our living did not exceed for each , eighteen - pence a week . I have since that period observed several lents with the greatest strictness , and have suddenly returned again to my ordinary diet , without experiencing the ...
... expense of our living did not exceed for each , eighteen - pence a week . I have since that period observed several lents with the greatest strictness , and have suddenly returned again to my ordinary diet , without experiencing the ...
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... expense , to plead the cause of a vessel that had been seized ; and just as we were about to sail , Colonel French came on board , and showed me many civilities . The passengers upon this paid me more attention , and I was invited , to ...
... expense , to plead the cause of a vessel that had been seized ; and just as we were about to sail , Colonel French came on board , and showed me many civilities . The passengers upon this paid me more attention , and I was invited , to ...
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