The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of Essays, Humorous, Moral, and Literary: with His Life |
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AS biography is a species of history which records f the lives and characters of
remarkable persons , it consequently becomes an interesting subject , and is of
general utility . It would be but fair to assert , that almost every civilized nation on
the ...
AS biography is a species of history which records f the lives and characters of
remarkable persons , it consequently becomes an interesting subject , and is of
general utility . It would be but fair to assert , that almost every civilized nation on
the ...
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... books had not falien into my hands , as it was then a point decided that I should
not be educated for the church . There was also among my fa . ther ' s books ,
Plutarch ' s Lives , in which I read continually , and I still regard as
advantageously ...
... books had not falien into my hands , as it was then a point decided that I should
not be educated for the church . There was also among my fa . ther ' s books ,
Plutarch ' s Lives , in which I read continually , and I still regard as
advantageously ...
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How convenient does it prove to be a rational animal , that knows how to find or
invent a plausible pretext for whatever it has an inclination to do . continued to
live upon good terms with Keimer , who had not the smallest suspicion of my ...
How convenient does it prove to be a rational animal , that knows how to find or
invent a plausible pretext for whatever it has an inclination to do . continued to
live upon good terms with Keimer , who had not the smallest suspicion of my ...
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Thus do these poor devils continue all their lives in a state of voluntary
wretchedness and poverty . ... the protection of the master ; convinced of the folly
of not keeping up a good understanding with those among whoil ; we are
destined to live .
Thus do these poor devils continue all their lives in a state of voluntary
wretchedness and poverty . ... the protection of the master ; convinced of the folly
of not keeping up a good understanding with those among whoil ; we are
destined to live .
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I began to live very agreeably with the rest . They respected me , and the more so
as they found Keiner incapable of instructing them , and as they learned
something from me every day . We never worked on a Saturday , it being Keimer '
s ...
I began to live very agreeably with the rest . They respected me , and the more so
as they found Keiner incapable of instructing them , and as they learned
something from me every day . We never worked on a Saturday , it being Keimer '
s ...
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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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