The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of Essays, Humorous, Moral, and Literary, with His LifeS. Andrus and Son, 1847 - 304 Seiten |
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... Britain I formed an acquaintance with a bookseller of the name of Wilcox , whose shop was next door to me . Cir- culating libraries were not then in use . He had an immense collection of books of all sorts . We agreed that , for a ...
... Britain I formed an acquaintance with a bookseller of the name of Wilcox , whose shop was next door to me . Cir- culating libraries were not then in use . He had an immense collection of books of all sorts . We agreed that , for a ...
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... Britain being too far from the printing - house , I took another in Duke Street , opposite the Roman Catholic chapel . It was at the back of an Italian warehouse . The house was kept by a widow , who had a daughter , a servant , and a ...
... Britain being too far from the printing - house , I took another in Duke Street , opposite the Roman Catholic chapel . It was at the back of an Italian warehouse . The house was kept by a widow , who had a daughter , a servant , and a ...
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... Britain , to inquire into my character , she agreed to take me in at the same price , three and sixpence a week ; con- tenting herself , she said , with so little , because of the security she should derive , as they were all women ...
... Britain , to inquire into my character , she agreed to take me in at the same price , three and sixpence a week ; con- tenting herself , she said , with so little , because of the security she should derive , as they were all women ...
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... Britain . The Penn family distinguished them- selves by their donations . Amongst the earliest friends of this institution must be inentioned the late Peter Collinson , the friend and companion of Dr. Franklin . He not only made ...
... Britain . The Penn family distinguished them- selves by their donations . Amongst the earliest friends of this institution must be inentioned the late Peter Collinson , the friend and companion of Dr. Franklin . He not only made ...
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... times subjected the people to great inconve- niences . In the year 1744 , during a war be- tween France and . Great Britain , some French and Indians had made inroads upon the frontier inhabitants of LIFE OF FRANKLIN . 107.
... times subjected the people to great inconve- niences . In the year 1744 , during a war be- tween France and . Great Britain , some French and Indians had made inroads upon the frontier inhabitants of LIFE OF FRANKLIN . 107.
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