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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... mind all its circumstances , and , to render their remembrance more durable , commit them to writing . By thus employing myself , I shall yield to the inclination , so natural in old men , to talk of themselves and their exploits , and ...
... mind all its circumstances , and , to render their remembrance more durable , commit them to writing . By thus employing myself , I shall yield to the inclination , so natural in old men , to talk of themselves and their exploits , and ...
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... minds . Thomas thus rendered him- self competent to the functions of a country attorney ; soon became an essential personage in the affairs of the village , and was one of the chief movers of every public enterprise , as well relative ...
... minds . Thomas thus rendered him- self competent to the functions of a country attorney ; soon became an essential personage in the affairs of the village , and was one of the chief movers of every public enterprise , as well relative ...
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... mind for public enterprises , though the one in question was not con- ducted by justice . The mill - pond was terminated on one side by a marsh , upon the borders of which we were cus- tomed to take our stand , at high water , to ale ...
... mind for public enterprises , though the one in question was not con- ducted by justice . The mill - pond was terminated on one side by a marsh , upon the borders of which we were cus- tomed to take our stand , at high water , to ale ...
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... minds of his children . By this means he early attracted our at- tention to what was just , prudent , and beneficial in the conduct of life . He never talked of the meats which appeared upon the table , never discussed whether they were ...
... minds of his children . By this means he early attracted our at- tention to what was just , prudent , and beneficial in the conduct of life . He never talked of the meats which appeared upon the table , never discussed whether they were ...
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... mind . I afterwards compared my Spectator with the original ; I perceived some faults , which I corrected but I found that I wanted a fund of words , if I may so express myself , and a facility of recollecting and employing them , which ...
... mind . I afterwards compared my Spectator with the original ; I perceived some faults , which I corrected but I found that I wanted a fund of words , if I may so express myself , and a facility of recollecting and employing them , which ...
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