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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... celebrity in the world . A constant good for- tune has attended me through every period of life , to my present advanced age ; and my de- scendants may be desirous of learning what were the means of which I made use , and.
... celebrity in the world . A constant good for- tune has attended me through every period of life , to my present advanced age ; and my de- scendants may be desirous of learning what were the means of which I made use , and.
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... means of which I made use , and which , thanks to the assisting hand of Provi- dence , have proved so eminently successful . They may also , should they ever be placed in a similar situation , derive some advantage from my narrative ...
... means of which I made use , and which , thanks to the assisting hand of Provi- dence , have proved so eminently successful . They may also , should they ever be placed in a similar situation , derive some advantage from my narrative ...
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... means I have employed and that has crowned them with success . My faith in this respect leads me to hope , though I cannot count upon it , that the Divine goodness will still be exercised towards me , either by prolonging the duration ...
... means I have employed and that has crowned them with success . My faith in this respect leads me to hope , though I cannot count upon it , that the Divine goodness will still be exercised towards me , either by prolonging the duration ...
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... means you well . PETER FOLGER . My brothers were all put apprentices to differ- ent trades . With respect to myself , I was sent , at the age of eight years , to a grammar school . My father destined me for the church , and al- ready ...
... means you well . PETER FOLGER . My brothers were all put apprentices to differ- ent trades . With respect to myself , I was sent , at the age of eight years , to a grammar school . My father destined me for the church , and al- ready ...
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... means only , and such as were calculated ' to encourage his scholars . Under him I soon acquired an excellent hand ; but I failed in arith- metic , and made therein no sort of progress . At ten years of age , I was called home to as ...
... means only , and such as were calculated ' to encourage his scholars . Under him I soon acquired an excellent hand ; but I failed in arith- metic , and made therein no sort of progress . At ten years of age , I was called home to as ...
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