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... settling at Philadelphia , as a thing which could not fail to make my fortune .
Going down the bay we struck on a dat , and sprung a leak . The weather was
very tempestuous , and we were obliged to pump without intermission ; I took my
turn ...
... settling at Philadelphia , as a thing which could not fail to make my fortune .
Going down the bay we struck on a dat , and sprung a leak . The weather was
very tempestuous , and we were obliged to pump without intermission ; I took my
turn ...
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... was a frequent source of discord be . tween us ; for when he had drank a little
too much , he was very headstrong . Being one day in a boat together , on the
Delaware , with some other young persons , he refused to take his turn in rowing .
... was a frequent source of discord be . tween us ; for when he had drank a little
too much , he was very headstrong . Being one day in a boat together , on the
Delaware , with some other young persons , he refused to take his turn in rowing .
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When he explained to me his tenets , I found many absurdities which I refused to
admit , unless he would agree in turn to adopt some of my opinions . Keimar wore
his beard long , because Moses had somewhere said , “ Thou shalt not mar the ...
When he explained to me his tenets , I found many absurdities which I refused to
admit , unless he would agree in turn to adopt some of my opinions . Keimar wore
his beard long , because Moses had somewhere said , “ Thou shalt not mar the ...
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Consisting of Essays, Humorous, Moral, and Literary: with His Life Benjamin
Franklin. - Ralph did it justice , remarking a few imperfectious , and applauding
such parts as were excellent . He had himself nothing to show . It was now my
turn .
Consisting of Essays, Humorous, Moral, and Literary: with His Life Benjamin
Franklin. - Ralph did it justice , remarking a few imperfectious , and applauding
such parts as were excellent . He had himself nothing to show . It was now my
turn .
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At first belicving himself possessed of talents for the stage , he thought of turning
actor ; but Wilkes , to whom he applied , frankly advised him to renounce the idea
, as it was impossible he could succeed . He nest proposed to Roberts , a ...
At first belicving himself possessed of talents for the stage , he thought of turning
actor ; but Wilkes , to whom he applied , frankly advised him to renounce the idea
, as it was impossible he could succeed . He nest proposed to Roberts , a ...
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