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I could wish , likewise , if it were in my power , to change some trivial incidenis
and events for others more favourable . Were this , however , denied me , still
would I not decline the offer . But since a re . petition of life cannot take place ,
there is ...
I could wish , likewise , if it were in my power , to change some trivial incidenis
and events for others more favourable . Were this , however , denied me , still
would I not decline the offer . But since a re . petition of life cannot take place ,
there is ...
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And since the chief ends of conversation are , to inform or to be informed , to
please or to persuade , I could wish that intelligent and well - meaning men
would no themselves diminish the power they possess of being useful , by a
positive and ...
And since the chief ends of conversation are , to inform or to be informed , to
please or to persuade , I could wish that intelligent and well - meaning men
would no themselves diminish the power they possess of being useful , by a
positive and ...
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Of you , he is not so jealous : I wish , therefore , you would take the verses , and
produce them as your own . I will pretend not to have had leisure to write any
thing . We shall then see in what manner he will speak of them . I agreed to this
little ...
Of you , he is not so jealous : I wish , therefore , you would take the verses , and
produce them as your own . I will pretend not to have had leisure to write any
thing . We shall then see in what manner he will speak of them . I agreed to this
little ...
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No , ( said he ) my father has really been disappointed in his hopes ; he is not
able to pay , and I wish to put him to no farther inconvenience . I see that I am not
at all calculated for a printer ; I was educated as a farmer , and it was absurd in
me ...
No , ( said he ) my father has really been disappointed in his hopes ; he is not
able to pay , and I wish to put him to no farther inconvenience . I see that I am not
at all calculated for a printer ; I was educated as a farmer , and it was absurd in
me ...
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... and half of the shop for his business ; at which , indeed , he worked very little ,
being always absorbed hy mathicmatics . Mrs . Godfrey formed a wish of
marrying nie to the daughter of one of her relations . She contrived various
opportunities ...
... and half of the shop for his business ; at which , indeed , he worked very little ,
being always absorbed hy mathicmatics . Mrs . Godfrey formed a wish of
marrying nie to the daughter of one of her relations . She contrived various
opportunities ...
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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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