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And in the same poem he afterwards advises us , To speak , though sure , with
seeming diffidence . He might have added to these lines , one that he has
coupled elsewhere , in my opinion , with less propriety . It is thus : For want of
modesty is ...
And in the same poem he afterwards advises us , To speak , though sure , with
seeming diffidence . He might have added to these lines , one that he has
coupled elsewhere , in my opinion , with less propriety . It is thus : For want of
modesty is ...
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At present , however , in 1771 , t ' ere are no less than tweniy - five . But he
carried his son jest into execution , and I was employeu in distributing the copies
to his customers , after having assisted in composing and working them off .
Among ...
At present , however , in 1771 , t ' ere are no less than tweniy - five . But he
carried his son jest into execution , and I was employeu in distributing the copies
to his customers , after having assisted in composing and working them off .
Among ...
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I was the less afflicted at this , as he was wholly unable to pay me ; and as , by
losing his friendship , I was relieved at the same time from a very heavy burden . I
now began to think of laying by some money . The printing - house of Watts , near
...
I was the less afflicted at this , as he was wholly unable to pay me ; and as , by
losing his friendship , I was relieved at the same time from a very heavy burden . I
now began to think of laying by some money . The printing - house of Watts , near
...
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This was indeed less than 1 tarred as a compositor , but then I had a much fairer
prospect . I took leave , therefore , as I believed for ever , of printing , and gave
myself up to my new occupation , spending all my time either in going from house
...
This was indeed less than 1 tarred as a compositor , but then I had a much fairer
prospect . I took leave , therefore , as I believed for ever , of printing , and gave
myself up to my new occupation , spending all my time either in going from house
...
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But useful as I macje myself , I perceived that my services became every day of
less importance , in proportion as the other men improved ; and when Keimer
paid me my second quarter ' s wages , he gave me to understand that they were
too ...
But useful as I macje myself , I perceived that my services became every day of
less importance , in proportion as the other men improved ; and when Keimer
paid me my second quarter ' s wages , he gave me to understand that they were
too ...
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| Titel | The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of Essays, Humorous, Moral, and Literary: with His Life |
| Autor/in | Benjamin Franklin |
| Illustriert von | John Scoles |
| Mitwirkende Personen | William Van Norden |
| Verlag | W. Van Norden, 1825 |
| Original von | Harvard University |
| Digitalisiert | 27. Juli 2006 |
| Länge | 290 Seiten |
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