The Life of Benjamin Franklin: Containing the Autobiography, with Notes and a ContinuationWhittemore, Niles, and Hall, 1857 - 612 Seiten |
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... gave the success . My belief of this induces me to hope , though I must not presume , that the same goodness will still be exercised towards me in continuing that happiness , or enabling me to bear a fatal reverse , which I may ...
... gave the success . My belief of this induces me to hope , though I must not presume , that the same goodness will still be exercised towards me in continuing that happiness , or enabling me to bear a fatal reverse , which I may ...
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... of Defoe's , called An Essay on Projects , and another of Dr. Mather's , called An Essay to do Good , which perhaps gave me a turn of thinking , that had an influence on some of the principal future events of LIFE OF FRANKLIN . 15.
... of Defoe's , called An Essay on Projects , and another of Dr. Mather's , called An Essay to do Good , which perhaps gave me a turn of thinking , that had an influence on some of the principal future events of LIFE OF FRANKLIN . 15.
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... gave offence to the Assembly . He was taken up , censured , and imprison- ed for a month by the Speaker's warrant , I suppose because he would not discover the author . I too was taken up and examined before the Council ; but , 24 LIFE ...
... gave offence to the Assembly . He was taken up , censured , and imprison- ed for a month by the Speaker's warrant , I suppose because he would not discover the author . I too was taken up and examined before the Council ; but , 24 LIFE ...
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... gave me a dinner of ox - cheek with great good will , accepting only of a pot of ale in return ; and I thought myself fixed till Tuesday should come . However , walking in the evening by the side of the river , a boat came by , which I ...
... gave me a dinner of ox - cheek with great good will , accepting only of a pot of ale in return ; and I thought myself fixed till Tuesday should come . However , walking in the evening by the side of the river , a boat came by , which I ...
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... gave to the boatmen for my passage . At first they refused it , on account of my having rowed , but I insisted on their taking it . Man is sometimes more generous when he has little money , than when he has plenty ; perhaps to prevent ...
... gave to the boatmen for my passage . At first they refused it , on account of my having rowed , but I insisted on their taking it . Man is sometimes more generous when he has little money , than when he has plenty ; perhaps to prevent ...
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acquainted affairs afterwards American appeared appointed arrived Assembly Benjamin Franklin Boston Britain British captain character colonies commissioners conduct Congress continued Count de Vergennes court desire Ecton endeavour England father favor formed France French friends gave give Governor hands honor inhabitants instructions Keimer King land letter liberty lived London Lord Lord Chatham Lord Dartmouth Lord Hillsborough Lord Kames Lord Loudoun Lord Shelburne ment ministers ministry morning negotiation never night obtained occasion opinion paper Paris Parliament peace Pennsylvania persons Peter Folger petition Philadelphia philosophical pounds sterling present principles printed procure proposed Proprietaries province published Quakers received respect Richard Bache sail Sarah Bache says sent ship Society soon Stamp Act thing thought thousand pounds tion took town trade treaty United Vergennes William William Temple Franklin wind writing wrote