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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... land belonging to it , to his only daughter , who , in concert with her husband , Mr. Fisher , of Wellingborough , afterwards sold it to Mr. Ested , the present proprietor . as , My grandfather had four surviving sons , Thom- John ...
... land belonging to it , to his only daughter , who , in concert with her husband , Mr. Fisher , of Wellingborough , afterwards sold it to Mr. Ested , the present proprietor . as , My grandfather had four surviving sons , Thom- John ...
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... land , on account of the strong break- ers produced by the rocky shore . We cast an- chor and veered the cable towards the shore . Some men , who stood upon the brink , halloed to us , while we did the same on our part ; but the wind ...
... land , on account of the strong break- ers produced by the rocky shore . We cast an- chor and veered the cable towards the shore . Some men , who stood upon the brink , halloed to us , while we did the same on our part ; but the wind ...
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... land for Rhode Island , leaving his books , which formed a hand- some collection in mathematics and natural phi- losophy , to be conveyed with mine to New York , where he proposed to wait for me . My father , though he could not approve ...
... land for Rhode Island , leaving his books , which formed a hand- some collection in mathematics and natural phi- losophy , to be conveyed with mine to New York , where he proposed to wait for me . My father , though he could not approve ...
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... land- lady , " how , living as she did , she could find so much employment for a confessor ? To which she answered , that it was impossible to avoid vain thoughts . 99 I was once permitted to visit her . She was cheerful and polite ...
... land- lady , " how , living as she did , she could find so much employment for a confessor ? To which she answered , that it was impossible to avoid vain thoughts . 99 I was once permitted to visit her . She was cheerful and polite ...
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... lands from taxes ; to which the Assembly would by no means consent . This subject of dispute inter- fered in almost every question , and prevented the most salutary laws from being enacted . This at times subjected the people to great ...
... lands from taxes ; to which the Assembly would by no means consent . This subject of dispute inter- fered in almost every question , and prevented the most salutary laws from being enacted . This at times subjected the people to great ...
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