The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of Essays, Humorous, Moral, and Literary, with His LifeS. Andrus and Son, 1847 - 304 Seiten |
Im Buch
Ergebnisse 1-5 von 37
Seite 9
... . From these I learn , that they had lived in the same village , ( Eaton , in Northamptonshire , ) upon a freehold of about thirty acres , for the space at 4 2 least of three hundred years . How long they had LIFE OF FRANKLIN .
... . From these I learn , that they had lived in the same village , ( Eaton , in Northamptonshire , ) upon a freehold of about thirty acres , for the space at 4 2 least of three hundred years . How long they had LIFE OF FRANKLIN .
Seite 10
... hundred years . How long they had resided there prior to that period , my uncle had been unable to discover ; probably ever since the institution of surnames , which had former- ly been the name of a particular order of indi- viduals ...
... hundred years . How long they had resided there prior to that period , my uncle had been unable to discover ; probably ever since the institution of surnames , which had former- ly been the name of a particular order of indi- viduals ...
Seite 34
... hundred miles from my home , at the age of seventeen , without knowing an individual in the place , and with very little money in my pocket . The inclination I had felt for a seafaring life had entirely subsided , or I should now have ...
... hundred miles from my home , at the age of seventeen , without knowing an individual in the place , and with very little money in my pocket . The inclination I had felt for a seafaring life had entirely subsided , or I should now have ...
Seite 52
... hundred pounds sterling . He expressed his approbation ; but asked , if my presence in England , that I might choose the characters my- self , and see that every article was good in its kind , would not be an advantage ? You will also ...
... hundred pounds sterling . He expressed his approbation ; but asked , if my presence in England , that I might choose the characters my- self , and see that every article was good in its kind , would not be an advantage ? You will also ...
Seite 93
... hundred pounds . Another hundred was still due , and the merchant being tired of waiting , commenced a suit against us . We bailed the action , but with the melancholy prospect , that , if the money was not forthcoming at the time fixed ...
... hundred pounds . Another hundred was still due , and the merchant being tired of waiting , commenced a suit against us . We bailed the action , but with the melancholy prospect , that , if the money was not forthcoming at the time fixed ...
Andere Ausgaben - Alle anzeigen
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
acquaintance adelphia advantage America appeared Assembly Boston Britain brother called colonies consequence continued debt electricity employed endeavor engaged England Europe experiments father favor fluid Franklin French friends gave give Governor hand hundred inconvenience Indians industry inhabitants Keimer kind labor land laws learned letters liberty Little Britain lived Madeira wine manner marriages master means ment merchants mind nation necessary never obliged observed obtained occasion opinion paper Pennsylvania perhaps persons Philadelphia philosophers pleasure poor Richard says pounds pounds sterling power of points present printer printing printing-house procure produced proposed Quaker received respect shillings Sir William Wyndham slavery soon stamp act Stephen Potts subsistence sylvania tence thing Thomas Penn thought tion took town trade whole wish young