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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... rise some feet above the most elevated part , and descend some feet into the ground or the water . The effect of these , he concluded , would be either to prevent a stroke , by re- pelling the cloud beyond the striking distance , or by ...
... rise some feet above the most elevated part , and descend some feet into the ground or the water . The effect of these , he concluded , would be either to prevent a stroke , by re- pelling the cloud beyond the striking distance , or by ...
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... different kinds of fire - places ; and endeavours to show , that the one which he describes is to be pre- ferred to any other . This contrivance has given rise to the open stoves row in general use , which DR . FRANKLIN . 97.
... different kinds of fire - places ; and endeavours to show , that the one which he describes is to be pre- ferred to any other . This contrivance has given rise to the open stoves row in general use , which DR . FRANKLIN . 97.
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... rise to that cor- respondence which terminated about a year after- wards , in erecting the college upon the foundation of the academy , and establishing that gentleman at the head of both , where he still continues , after a period of ...
... rise to that cor- respondence which terminated about a year after- wards , in erecting the college upon the foundation of the academy , and establishing that gentleman at the head of both , where he still continues , after a period of ...
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... rise , several attempts were made to jus- tify the trade . In the Federal Gazette of March 25th , there appeared an essay , signed Historicus , written by Dr. Franklin , in which he communicated a speech , said to have been delivered in ...
... rise , several attempts were made to jus- tify the trade . In the Federal Gazette of March 25th , there appeared an essay , signed Historicus , written by Dr. Franklin , in which he communicated a speech , said to have been delivered in ...
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... rise quicker and quicker . He that kills a breeding sow , destroys all her offspring to the thousandth generation . He that murders a crown , destroys all that it might have produced , even scores of pounds . Remember that six pounds a ...
... rise quicker and quicker . He that kills a breeding sow , destroys all her offspring to the thousandth generation . He that murders a crown , destroys all that it might have produced , even scores of pounds . Remember that six pounds a ...
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