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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... less propriety . It is this : If For want of decency is want of sense . you ask why I say , with less propriety , I must give you the two lines together : Immodest words admit of no defence , For want of decency , is want of sense . Now ...
... less propriety . It is this : If For want of decency is want of sense . you ask why I say , with less propriety , I must give you the two lines together : Immodest words admit of no defence , For want of decency , is want of sense . Now ...
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... less than twenty - five . But he carried his project into ex- ecution and I was employed in distributing the copies to his customers , after having assisted in composing and working them off . Among his friends he had a number of ...
... less than twenty - five . But he carried his project into ex- ecution and I was employed in distributing the copies to his customers , after having assisted in composing and working them off . Among his friends he had a number of ...
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... less to blame than he had imagined . Sir William Keith , Governor of the province , was at Newcastle at the time . Captain Holmes , being by chance in his company when he re- ceived my letter , took occasion to speak of me and showed it ...
... less to blame than he had imagined . Sir William Keith , Governor of the province , was at Newcastle at the time . Captain Holmes , being by chance in his company when he re- ceived my letter , took occasion to speak of me and showed it ...
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... less he would agree in turn to adopt some of my opinions . Keimer wore his beard long , because Moses had somewhere said , " Thou shalt not mar the corners of thy beard . " He likewise observ- ed the Sabbath ; and these were with him ...
... less he would agree in turn to adopt some of my opinions . Keimer wore his beard long , because Moses had somewhere said , " Thou shalt not mar the corners of thy beard . " He likewise observ- ed the Sabbath ; and these were with him ...
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... less afflicted at this , as he was wholly unable to pay me ; and as , by losing his friendship , I was relieved at the same time from a very heavy burden . I now began to think of laying by some money . The printing - house of Watts ...
... less afflicted at this , as he was wholly unable to pay me ; and as , by losing his friendship , I was relieved at the same time from a very heavy burden . I now began to think of laying by some money . The printing - house of Watts ...
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