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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... frequently do , upon the felicity I have enjoyed , I sometimes say to my . self , that , were the offer made me , I would en- gage to run again , from beginning to end , the same career of life . All I would ask should be the privilege ...
... frequently do , upon the felicity I have enjoyed , I sometimes say to my . self , that , were the offer made me , I would en- gage to run again , from beginning to end , the same career of life . All I would ask should be the privilege ...
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... and I felt a strong inclination for a sea life ; but my father set his face against it . The vicinity of the waters , however , gave me frequent opportunities of ven- turing myself , both upon and within it , and 16 LIFE OF FRANKLIN .
... and I felt a strong inclination for a sea life ; but my father set his face against it . The vicinity of the waters , however , gave me frequent opportunities of ven- turing myself , both upon and within it , and 16 LIFE OF FRANKLIN .
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... frequent practice in an evening , when the labors of the day were finished , it was truly delightful to hear him ... frequently to come and ask his advice re- specting affairs of the town , or of the church to which he belonged , and ...
... frequent practice in an evening , when the labors of the day were finished , it was truly delightful to hear him ... frequently to come and ask his advice re- specting affairs of the town , or of the church to which he belonged , and ...
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... frequently engaged in dispute , and indeed were so fond of argumentation , that nothing was so agreeable to us as a war of words . This conten- tious temper , I would observe , by the by , is in danger of becoming a very bad habit , and ...
... frequently engaged in dispute , and indeed were so fond of argumentation , that nothing was so agreeable to us as a war of words . This conten- tious temper , I would observe , by the by , is in danger of becoming a very bad habit , and ...
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... frequently I thought my- self vanquished , more by his volubility than by the force of his arguments . We separated with- out coming to an agreement upon this point ; and as we were not to see each other again for some time , I ...
... frequently I thought my- self vanquished , more by his volubility than by the force of his arguments . We separated with- out coming to an agreement upon this point ; and as we were not to see each other again for some time , I ...
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