The Life of the Late Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Written by Himself. Together with a Number of His Humorous, Moral, and Literary Essays, Chiefly in the Manner of the SpectatorStarr & Niles, 1823 - 300 Seiten |
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... words of the two first ; the sense of which was , that his censures were dictated by benevolence , and that , of consequence , he wished to be known as the author ; because , said he , I hate from my very soul dissimulation : From ...
... words of the two first ; the sense of which was , that his censures were dictated by benevolence , and that , of consequence , he wished to be known as the author ; because , said he , I hate from my very soul dissimulation : From ...
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... words . This contentious temper , I would observe by the bye , is in danger of becoming a very bad habit , and frequent- ly renders a man's company insupportable , as being no otherwise capable of indulgence , than by an indiscri ...
... words . This contentious temper , I would observe by the bye , is in danger of becoming a very bad habit , and frequent- ly renders a man's company insupportable , as being no otherwise capable of indulgence , than by an indiscri ...
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... words that occurred to my mind . I afterwards compared my Spectator with the original ; I perceived some faults , which I corrected : but I found that I wanted a fund of words , if I may so express myself , and a facility of ...
... words that occurred to my mind . I afterwards compared my Spectator with the original ; I perceived some faults , which I corrected : but I found that I wanted a fund of words , if I may so express myself , and a facility of ...
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... words certainly , undoubtedly , or any others that might give the appearance of being obstinately attached to my opin- ion . I rather said , I imagine , I suppose , or it appears to me , that such a thing is so or so , for such and such ...
... words certainly , undoubtedly , or any others that might give the appearance of being obstinately attached to my opin- ion . I rather said , I imagine , I suppose , or it appears to me , that such a thing is so or so , for such and such ...
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... words admit of no defence , For want of decency is want of sense . Now want of sense , when a man has the misfortune to be so circumstanced , is it not a kind of excuse for want of modesty ? And would not the verses have been more ...
... words admit of no defence , For want of decency is want of sense . Now want of sense , when a man has the misfortune to be so circumstanced , is it not a kind of excuse for want of modesty ? And would not the verses have been more ...
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