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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... acquainted with the particulars of my parentage and life , many of which are unknown to you , I flatter myself , will afford the same pleasure to you as to me . I shall relate them upon paper ; it will be an agreeable employment of a ...
... acquainted with the particulars of my parentage and life , many of which are unknown to you , I flatter myself , will afford the same pleasure to you as to me . I shall relate them upon paper ; it will be an agreeable employment of a ...
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... acquaintance I neces- sarily formed with booksellers ' apprentices , en- abled me to borrow a volume now and then , which I never failed to return punctually and without injury . How often has it happened to me to pass the greater part ...
... acquaintance I neces- sarily formed with booksellers ' apprentices , en- abled me to borrow a volume now and then , which I never failed to return punctually and without injury . How often has it happened to me to pass the greater part ...
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... acquaintance , who had had an affair with a girl of bad character , whose parents wished to compel me to marry her , and that of consequence I could neither make my appearance , nor go off publicly . I sold part of my books to procure a ...
... acquaintance , who had had an affair with a girl of bad character , whose parents wished to compel me to marry her , and that of consequence I could neither make my appearance , nor go off publicly . I sold part of my books to procure a ...
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... acquainted with his character than myself , would doubtless have advised me not to trust him ; for I afterwards learned that he was universally known to be liberal of promises , when he had no intention to perform . But having never ...
... acquainted with his character than myself , would doubtless have advised me not to trust him ; for I afterwards learned that he was universally known to be liberal of promises , when he had no intention to perform . But having never ...
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... acquaintance to dine with him ; but the pig be- ing ready a little too soon , he could not resist the temptation , and ate it all up before we arrived . During the circumstances I have related , I had paid some attentions to Miss Read ...
... acquaintance to dine with him ; but the pig be- ing ready a little too soon , he could not resist the temptation , and ate it all up before we arrived . During the circumstances I have related , I had paid some attentions to Miss Read ...
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