The Works of Benjamin Franklin: Containing Several Political and Historical Tracts Not Included in Any Former Ed., and Many Letters Official and Private, Not Hitherto Published; with Notes and a Life of the Author, Band 1Hillard, Gray,, 1840 - 612 Seiten |
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... according to act of Congress , in the year 1840 , by HILLIARD , GRAY & CO . in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts . AUA Hi to the Bational PREFACE , BY THE EDITOR . FEW writers have been.
... according to act of Congress , in the year 1840 , by HILLIARD , GRAY & CO . in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts . AUA Hi to the Bational PREFACE , BY THE EDITOR . FEW writers have been.
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... writers have been so regardless of literary reputation as Franklin . Scarcely any of his com- positions were published ... writing , till he attained a mastery over the language , which has raised his name to the first rank in English ...
... writers have been so regardless of literary reputation as Franklin . Scarcely any of his com- positions were published ... writing , till he attained a mastery over the language , which has raised his name to the first rank in English ...
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... writers , as if it were the author's origi- nal work , although the fact of its being a transla- tion is expressly stated in the preface to the first edition , and although more than twenty years have elapsed since the autobiography was ...
... writers , as if it were the author's origi- nal work , although the fact of its being a transla- tion is expressly stated in the preface to the first edition , and although more than twenty years have elapsed since the autobiography was ...
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... writing . In thus employing myself I shall yield to the incli- nation , so natural to old men , of talking of themselves and their own actions ; and I shall indulge it without being tiresome to those , who , from respect to my age ...
... writing . In thus employing myself I shall yield to the incli- nation , so natural to old men , of talking of themselves and their own actions ; and I shall indulge it without being tiresome to those , who , from respect to my age ...
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... writing according to his method , and had thus collected several volumes of them . • He was also a good deal of a politician ; too much so , perhaps , for his station . There fell lately into my hands , in London , a collection he had ...
... writing according to his method , and had thus collected several volumes of them . • He was also a good deal of a politician ; too much so , perhaps , for his station . There fell lately into my hands , in London , a collection he had ...
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accordingly acquainted acts of Parliament affairs afterwards agent American answer appeared appointed army arrived Assembly attended Benjamin Franklin Boston Britain British captain colonies commissioners conduct Congress continued defence dispute endeavour England eral father favor formed France Franklin French friends gave give Gnadenhutten Governor hands honor horses hundred Indians inhabitants instructions Keimer King letters liberty lodged London Lord Chatham Lord Hillsborough Lord Kames Lord Loudoun Lord Shelburne means ment ministers Motto never obtained occasion officers opinion pamphlet paper Paris Parliament Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Gazette persons petition Philadelphia political pounds sterling present principles printed printing-house procure proposed Proprietaries province published Quakers received respect sailed says sect sent ship soon Stamp Act street thing thought thousand pounds tion told took treaty troops Vergennes wagons William Penn writing wrote