| Benjamin Franklin - 1807 - 310 Seiten
...continually, and I still regard as advantageously employed the time devoted to them. I found, besides, a work of De Foe's, entitled, An Essay on Projects,...influenced some of the principal events of my life. My inclination for books at last determined my father to make lne a printer, though he had already... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1810 - 292 Seiten
...continuallv, and I still regarded as advantageously employed the time [ devoted to them. I found besides a work of De Foe's, entitled, an essay on Projects,...perhaps, I derived impressions that have since influenced aome of the principal events of my life. My inclination for books at last determmed my father to make... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1815 - 336 Seiten
...still regard as advantageously employed the time I devoted to them. I found besides a work of De Foe, entitled, an Essay, on Projects, from which, perhaps,...influenced some of the principal events of my life. My inclination for books at last determined my father to make me a printer, though he had already a... | |
| Isaac Disraeli - 1823 - 334 Seiten
...devotion to the microscope. Dr. Franklin attributes the cast of his genius to a similar accident. " I found a work of De Foe's, entitled an ' Essay on...influenced some of the principal events of my life." I shall add the incident which occasioned Roger Ascham to write his Schoolmaster, one of the most curious... | |
| Thomas Jones Rogers - 1823 - 382 Seiten
...continually, and I still regard as advantageously employed the time I devoted to them. I found, besides, a work of De Foe's, entitled, an Essay on Projects,...influenced some of the principal events of my life-. My inclination for books at last determined my father to make me a printer, though ho had already a... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1823 - 310 Seiten
...continually, and I still regard as advantageously employed the time devoted to them. I found, besides, a work of De Foe's, entitled, An Essay on Projects,...influenced some of the principal events of my life. My inclination for books at last determined my fa* ther to make me a printer, though he had already... | |
| Thomas Jones Rogers - 1823 - 376 Seiten
...continually, and 1 still regard as advantageously employed the time I devoted to them. I found, besides, a work of De Foe's, entitled, an Essay on Projects,...have since influenced some of the principal events of rny life. My inclination for books at last determined my father to. make me a printer, though he had... | |
| Isaac Disraeli - 1824 - 538 Seiten
...devotion to the microscope. Dr. Franklin attributes the cast of his genius to a similar accident. " I found a work of De Foe's, entitled an ' Essay on...influenced some of the .principal events of my life." I shall add the incident which occasioned Roger Ascham to write his Schoolmaster, one of the most curious... | |
| Jesse Torrey - 1824 - 308 Seiten
...continually, and I still regard as advantageously employed the time I devoted to them. I found besides a work of De Foe's, entitled "An Essay on Projects,"...influenced some of the principal events of my life. My inclination for books at last determined my father to make me a printer, though he had already a... | |
| Jesse Torrey - 1830 - 336 Seiten
...continually, and I still regard as advantageously employed the time I devoted to them. I found besides a work of De Foe's, entitled "An Essay on Projects,"...influenced some of the principal events of my life. My inclination for books at last determined my father to make me a printer, though he had already a... | |
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