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... account at Rhode Island , I was destined , to all appearance , to supply his
place , and be a candle - maker al my life ; but my dislike of this occupation
continuing , my father was apprehensive , that , if a more agreeable one were not
offered ...
... account at Rhode Island , I was destined , to all appearance , to supply his
place , and be a candle - maker al my life ; but my dislike of this occupation
continuing , my father was apprehensive , that , if a more agreeable one were not
offered ...
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My apprenticeship became insupportable to me , and I continually sighed for an
opportunity of shortening it , which at length unexpectedly offered . An article
inserted in our paper , upon some political subject which I have now forgotten ,
gave ...
My apprenticeship became insupportable to me , and I continually sighed for an
opportunity of shortening it , which at length unexpectedly offered . An article
inserted in our paper , upon some political subject which I have now forgotten ,
gave ...
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She invited me to take up my abode with her till an opportunity offered for ine to
embark . Fatigued with having travelled so far on foot , I accepted her invitation .
When she understood that I was a printer , she would have persuaded me to stay
...
She invited me to take up my abode with her till an opportunity offered for ine to
embark . Fatigued with having travelled so far on foot , I accepted her invitation .
When she understood that I was a printer , she would have persuaded me to stay
...
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... might perhaps employ me ; and that in case of refusal , 1 should be welcome to
lodge at his house , and he would give me a little work now and then , till
soinething better should ofter . The old man offered to introduce me to the new
printer .
... might perhaps employ me ; and that in case of refusal , 1 should be welcome to
lodge at his house , and he would give me a little work now and then , till
soinething better should ofter . The old man offered to introduce me to the new
printer .
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He wrote , however , a civil letter to Sir William , thanking him for the protection he
had so obligingly offered me , but refusing to assist me for the present , because
he thought me too young to be entrusted with the conduct of so inportant an ...
He wrote , however , a civil letter to Sir William , thanking him for the protection he
had so obligingly offered me , but refusing to assist me for the present , because
he thought me too young to be entrusted with the conduct of so inportant an ...
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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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