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He was also extremely fond of politics : 100 much so , perhaps , for his situation . I
lately tounct in London a collection which he had madle of all the principal
pamphlets relative to public affalis , from The year 1641 to 1717 . Many volumes
are ...
He was also extremely fond of politics : 100 much so , perhaps , for his situation . I
lately tounct in London a collection which he had madle of all the principal
pamphlets relative to public affalis , from The year 1641 to 1717 . Many volumes
are ...
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... and though I trenuously defended the utility of the work , my father at length
convinced me , that nothing which was not strictly honest could be useful . It will
not , perhaps , be uninteresting to you to know what sort of a man my father was .
... and though I trenuously defended the utility of the work , my father at length
convinced me , that nothing which was not strictly honest could be useful . It will
not , perhaps , be uninteresting to you to know what sort of a man my father was .
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This deserves , perhaps , ihe name of negligence . To return . I thus continued
employed in my father ' s trade for the space of two years ; that is to say , till I
arrived at tweive years of age . About this time my brother John , who had served
his ...
This deserves , perhaps , ihe name of negligence . To return . I thus continued
employed in my father ' s trade for the space of two years ; that is to say , till I
arrived at tweive years of age . About this time my brother John , who had served
his ...
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I found besides , å work of De Foe ' s , entitled an Essay on Projects , from which ,
perhaps , I derived impressions that have since influenced some of the principal
events of my life . My inclination for books at last determined my fa . ther to make
...
I found besides , å work of De Foe ' s , entitled an Essay on Projects , from which ,
perhaps , I derived impressions that have since influenced some of the principal
events of my life . My inclination for books at last determined my fa . ther to make
...
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I maintained the oppo . site opinion , a little perhaps for the pleasure of disputing .
He was naturally more eloquent than ! ; words flowed copiously from his lips ; and
frequently I thought myself vanquished , more by his volubility than by the ...
I maintained the oppo . site opinion , a little perhaps for the pleasure of disputing .
He was naturally more eloquent than ! ; words flowed copiously from his lips ; and
frequently I thought myself vanquished , more by his volubility than by the ...
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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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