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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... amongst which one of the strongest is the loss of dear friends . I was delighted with the account you gave in your let- ter of the honor shown to his memory at Phila delphia , and by Congress ; and yesterday I re 1 * PREFACE .
... amongst which one of the strongest is the loss of dear friends . I was delighted with the account you gave in your let- ter of the honor shown to his memory at Phila delphia , and by Congress ; and yesterday I re 1 * PREFACE .
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... gave ine some notes , from which I have derived many particulars respecting our ancestors . From these I learn , that they had lived in the same village , ( Eaton , in Northamptonshire , ) upon a freehold of about thirty acres , for the ...
... gave ine some notes , from which I have derived many particulars respecting our ancestors . From these I learn , that they had lived in the same village , ( Eaton , in Northamptonshire , ) upon a freehold of about thirty acres , for the ...
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... me , 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 .
... me , 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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... undertake to maintain myself . The offer was instantly em braced , and I soon found that of what he gave me , I was able to save half . This was a new fund for the purchase of books ; and other advan- 26 LIFE OF FRANKLIN .
... undertake to maintain myself . The offer was instantly em braced , and I soon found that of what he gave me , I was able to save half . This was a new fund for the purchase of books ; and other advan- 26 LIFE OF FRANKLIN .
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... gave it reputation and increased the sale . These gentlemen fre- quently came to our house . I heard the conversa- tion that passed , and the accounts they gave of the favorable reception of their writings with the public . I was ...
... gave it reputation and increased the sale . These gentlemen fre- quently came to our house . I heard the conversa- tion that passed , and the accounts they gave of the favorable reception of their writings with the public . I was ...
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