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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... kind . Thus accustomed , from my infancy , to the utmost in- attention as to these objects , I have been perfectly re- gardless of what kind of food was before me ; and I pay so little attention to it even now , that it would be a hard ...
... kind . Thus accustomed , from my infancy , to the utmost in- attention as to these objects , I have been perfectly re- gardless of what kind of food was before me ; and I pay so little attention to it even now , that it would be a hard ...
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... kind of excuse for want of modesty ? And would not the verses have been more accurate , if they had been constructed thus : Immodest words admit but this defence , The want of decency is want of sense . But I leave the decision of this ...
... kind of excuse for want of modesty ? And would not the verses have been more accurate , if they had been constructed thus : Immodest words admit but this defence , The want of decency is want of sense . But I leave the decision of this ...
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... kind of bread , I desired him to let me have three - penny- worth of bread of some kind or other . He gave me three large rolls . I was surprised at receiving so much I took them , however , and having no room in my pockets , I walked ...
... kind of bread , I desired him to let me have three - penny- worth of bread of some kind or other . He gave me three large rolls . I was surprised at receiving so much I took them , however , and having no room in my pockets , I walked ...
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... 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.
... 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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... kind I have ever wit- nessed . I see him still at work when I return from the club at night , and he is at it again in the .norning before his neighbours are out of bed . " This account struck the rest of the assembly , and , shortly ...
... kind I have ever wit- nessed . I see him still at work when I return from the club at night , and he is at it again in the .norning before his neighbours are out of bed . " This account struck the rest of the assembly , and , shortly ...
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