The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of Essays, Humorous, Moral, and Literary, with His Life |
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The account which he has left of his life will show , in a striking example , how a
man , by talents , industry , and integrity , may rise from obscurity to the first
eminence and consequence in the world ; but it brings his history no lower than
the ...
The account which he has left of his life will show , in a striking example , how a
man , by talents , industry , and integrity , may rise from obscurity to the first
eminence and consequence in the world ; but it brings his history no lower than
the ...
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... it governs , as to those who are within the sphere of its influOf consequence , it
would , in many cases , not be wholly absurd , that a man should count his vanity
among the other sweets of life , and give thanks to Providence for the blessing .
... it governs , as to those who are within the sphere of its influOf consequence , it
would , in many cases , not be wholly absurd , that a man should count his vanity
among the other sweets of life , and give thanks to Providence for the blessing .
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... and other mechanics , employed at their work , in order to discover the bent of
my inclination and fix it , if he could , upon some occupation that might retain me
on shore . have since , in consequence of these visits , derived no small pleasure
...
... and other mechanics , employed at their work , in order to discover the bent of
my inclination and fix it , if he could , upon some occupation that might retain me
on shore . have since , in consequence of these visits , derived no small pleasure
...
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... I should sign a new contract , which should be kept secret during the remainder
of the term This was a very shallow arrangement . It was , however , carried into
immediate execution , and the paper continued , in consequence , to make 1 1 .
... I should sign a new contract , which should be kept secret during the remainder
of the term This was a very shallow arrangement . It was , however , carried into
immediate execution , and the paper continued , in consequence , to make 1 1 .
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... represented me as a young man of his acquaintance , who had bad 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
.
... represented me as a young man of his acquaintance , who had bad 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
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| Titel | The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of Essays, Humorous, Moral, and Literary, with His Life |
| Autor/in | Benjamin Franklin |
| Verlag | S. Andrus and Son, 1847 |
| Original von | University of California, Irvine |
| Digitalisiert | 22. Juni 2017 |
| Länge | 304 Seiten |
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