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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... becomes an interesting subject , and is of general utility . It would be but fair to assert , that almost every civilized na- tion on the globe has , at one period or other , produced distinguished individuals in various stations of ...
... becomes an interesting subject , and is of general utility . It would be but fair to assert , that almost every civilized na- tion on the globe has , at one period or other , produced distinguished individuals in various stations of ...
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... become a man of letters , confirmed him in his design . My uncle Benjamin approved also of the scheme , and promised to give me all his volumes of ser- mons , written , as I have said , in the short hand of his invention , if I would ...
... become a man of letters , confirmed him in his design . My uncle Benjamin approved also of the scheme , and promised to give me all his volumes of ser- mons , written , as I have said , in the short hand of his invention , if I would ...
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... tious temper , I would observe , by the by , is in danger of becoming a very bad habit , and fre- quently renders a man's company insupportable , as being no otherwise capable of indulgence than by indiscriminate LIFE OF FRANKLIN . 23.
... tious temper , I would observe , by the by , is in danger of becoming a very bad habit , and fre- quently renders a man's company insupportable , as being no otherwise capable of indulgence than by indiscriminate LIFE OF FRANKLIN . 23.
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... become of me , should he fail to make good the deficiency . His habit of drinking did not at all diminish , and was a fre- quent source of discord between us ; for when he had drunk a little too much , he was very headstrong . " " Being ...
... become of me , should he fail to make good the deficiency . His habit of drinking did not at all diminish , and was a fre- quent source of discord between us ; for when he had drunk a little too much , he was very headstrong . " " Being ...
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... become his colleague in the es- tablishment of a new religious sect . He was to propagate the doctrine by preaching , and I to refute every opponent . When he explained to me his tenets , I found many absurdities which I refused to ...
... become his colleague in the es- tablishment of a new religious sect . He was to propagate the doctrine by preaching , and I to refute every opponent . When he explained to me his tenets , I found many absurdities which I refused to ...
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