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But his greatest excellence was a sound understanding and solid judgment , in
matters of pru . dence , both in public and private life . In the former , indeed , he
never engaged , because his numerous fami . ly , and the mediocrity of his
fortune ...
But his greatest excellence was a sound understanding and solid judgment , in
matters of pru . dence , both in public and private life . In the former , indeed , he
never engaged , because his numerous fami . ly , and the mediocrity of his
fortune ...
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Thus accustomed , from my infancy , to the utmost inattention as to these objects ,
I have been perfectly regardless of what kind of food was before me ; and I pay so
little attention to it even now , that it would be a hard matter for me to recollect ...
Thus accustomed , from my infancy , to the utmost inattention as to these objects ,
I have been perfectly regardless of what kind of food was before me ; and I pay so
little attention to it even now , that it would be a hard matter for me to recollect ...
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Osborne was sensible , and sincere and affectionate in his friendships , but too .
auch inclined to the critic in matters of literature . ' Ralph was ingenious and
shrewd , genteel in his address , and ex . tremely eloquent . I do not remember to
...
Osborne was sensible , and sincere and affectionate in his friendships , but too .
auch inclined to the critic in matters of literature . ' Ralph was ingenious and
shrewd , genteel in his address , and ex . tremely eloquent . I do not remember to
...
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I was consequently looked upon as excommunicated ; and whenever I was
absent , no little trick that malice could suggest was left unpractised upon me . I
found iny letters mixed , my pages transposed , my matter broken , & c . & c . all
which ...
I was consequently looked upon as excommunicated ; and whenever I was
absent , no little trick that malice could suggest was left unpractised upon me . I
found iny letters mixed , my pages transposed , my matter broken , & c . & c . all
which ...
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Hearing a noise in the neighbourhood , I put my head out at the window to see
what was the matter . Keimer being in the street , observed me , and , in a loud
and angry tone , wld me to mind my work ; adding some reproachful words ,
which ...
Hearing a noise in the neighbourhood , I put my head out at the window to see
what was the matter . Keimer being in the street , observed me , and , in a loud
and angry tone , wld me to mind my work ; adding some reproachful words ,
which ...
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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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