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This treatment of his excited my resent . ment ; and my disgust was so rooted that
, when I afterwards succeeded him in the post - office , I took care to avoid
copying his example . I had hitherto continued to board with God . frey , who , with
his ...
This treatment of his excited my resent . ment ; and my disgust was so rooted that
, when I afterwards succeeded him in the post - office , I took care to avoid
copying his example . I had hitherto continued to board with God . frey , who , with
his ...
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A Mr. Puckeridge , an Irishman , by placing on a table a number of glasses of
different sizes , and tuning them by partly filling them with water , endeavored to
form an instru ment capable of playing tunes . He was prevented , 140 LIFE OF ...
A Mr. Puckeridge , an Irishman , by placing on a table a number of glasses of
different sizes , and tuning them by partly filling them with water , endeavored to
form an instru ment capable of playing tunes . He was prevented , 140 LIFE OF ...
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ment capable of playing tunes . He was prevented , by an untimely end , from
bringing his inven . tion to any degree of perfection . After his death some
improvements were made upon his plan . The sweetness of the tones induced Dr
. Frank ...
ment capable of playing tunes . He was prevented , by an untimely end , from
bringing his inven . tion to any degree of perfection . After his death some
improvements were made upon his plan . The sweetness of the tones induced Dr
. Frank ...
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In the fall of the same year he visited Canada , to endeavor to unite them in the
common cause of liberty ; but they could not be prevailed upon to oppose the
measures of the British Govern . ment . M. le Roy , in a letter annexed to Abbe ...
In the fall of the same year he visited Canada , to endeavor to unite them in the
common cause of liberty ; but they could not be prevailed upon to oppose the
measures of the British Govern . ment . M. le Roy , in a letter annexed to Abbe ...
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... the inhabitants of Philadelphia , only as Philadelphia is incorporated , I request
the Corporation of that city to undertake the manage . ment , agreeably to the said
directions : and I do , hereby vest them with full and ample powers for that DR .
... the inhabitants of Philadelphia , only as Philadelphia is incorporated , I request
the Corporation of that city to undertake the manage . ment , agreeably to the said
directions : and I do , hereby vest them with full and ample powers for that DR .
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| Titel | The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of Essays, Humorous, Moral, and Literary, with His Life |
| Autor/in | Benjamin Franklin |
| Verlag | S. Andrus and Son, 1847 |
| Original von | University of California, Irvine |
| Digitalisiert | 22. Juni 2017 |
| Länge | 304 Seiten |
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