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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... observed with respect to their eldest sons . In the researches I made at Eaton , I found no account of their births , marriages , and deaths , earlier than the year 1555 ; the parish register not * As a proof that Franklin was anciently ...
... observed with respect to their eldest sons . In the researches I made at Eaton , I found no account of their births , marriages , and deaths , earlier than the year 1555 ; the parish register not * As a proof that Franklin was anciently ...
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... tious temper , I would observe , by the by , is in danger of becoming a very bad habit , and fre- quently renders a man's company insupportable , as being no otherwise capable of indulgence than by indiscriminate LIFE OF FRANKLIN . 23.
... tious temper , I would observe , by the by , is in danger of becoming a very bad habit , and fre- quently renders a man's company insupportable , as being no otherwise capable of indulgence than by indiscriminate LIFE OF FRANKLIN . 23.
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... manner of writing . He observed , that though I had the advantage of my adversary in correct spelling and pointing , which I owed to my occupation , I was greatly his inferior in elegance of expression , in 24 LIFE OF FRANKLIN .
... manner of writing . He observed , that though I had the advantage of my adversary in correct spelling and pointing , which I owed to my occupation , I was greatly his inferior in elegance of expression , in 24 LIFE OF FRANKLIN .
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... observe it . My brother , being a bachelor , did not keep house , but boarded with his apprentices in a neighboring family . My refusing to eat animal food was found inconvenient , and I was often scolded for my singularity . I attended ...
... observe it . My brother , being a bachelor , did not keep house , but boarded with his apprentices in a neighboring family . My refusing to eat animal food was found inconvenient , and I was often scolded for my singularity . I attended ...
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... observed me , and thought with reason , that I made a very singular and grotesque appearance . I then turned the corner , and went through Chestnut Street , eating my roll all the way ; and having made this round , I found myself again ...
... observed me , and thought with reason , that I made a very singular and grotesque appearance . I then turned the corner , and went through Chestnut Street , eating my roll all the way ; and having made this round , I found myself again ...
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