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How long they had resided there , prior to that period , my uncle had been unable
to discover ; probably ever since the institution of surnames , when they took the
appellation of Franklin , which had formerly been the name of a particular order ...
How long they had resided there , prior to that period , my uncle had been unable
to discover ; probably ever since the institution of surnames , when they took the
appellation of Franklin , which had formerly been the name of a particular order ...
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... constant attendant on the best preachers , whose sermons he took a pleas
leasure in writing down according to the expeditory method he had devised .
Many volumes were thus collected by him . He was also extremely fond of politics
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... constant attendant on the best preachers , whose sermons he took a pleas
leasure in writing down according to the expeditory method he had devised .
Many volumes were thus collected by him . He was also extremely fond of politics
: 100 ...
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... and considering , besides , as I heard hiin say to his friends , that persons so
educated were often poorly provided for , he renounced his first intentions , took
me from the grammar - school , and sent me to a school for writing and arithmetic
...
... and considering , besides , as I heard hiin say to his friends , that persons so
educated were often poorly provided for , he renounced his first intentions , took
me from the grammar - school , and sent me to a school for writing and arithmetic
...
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He therefore took ine sometimes to see masons , coopers , braziers , joiners , and
other niechanics , employed at their work ; in order to discover the bent of my
inclination , and fix it , it he could , upon some occupation that might retain me on
...
He therefore took ine sometimes to see masons , coopers , braziers , joiners , and
other niechanics , employed at their work ; in order to discover the bent of my
inclination , and fix it , it he could , upon some occupation that might retain me on
...
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... collection of books , and who frequented our printing - house , took notice of
me . He invited me to see his library , and had the goodness to lend me any
books I was desirous of reading . I then took a strange fancy for poetry , and
composed ...
... collection of books , and who frequented our printing - house , took notice of
me . He invited me to see his library , and had the goodness to lend me any
books I was desirous of reading . I then took a strange fancy for poetry , and
composed ...
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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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