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were the means of which I made use , and which , thanks to the assisting hand of
Providence , have proved so eminently successful . They may also , should they
ever be placed in a similar situation , derive some advantage from my narrative .
were the means of which I made use , and which , thanks to the assisting hand of
Providence , 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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It is that power alone which has furnished me with the 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 ...
It is that power alone which has furnished me with the 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 ...
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They lived together with reciprocal affection for fifty - nine years ; and without
private fortune , without lucrative employment , by assiduous labour and honest
industry , decently supported a numerous family , and educated with 2 success ...
They lived together with reciprocal affection for fifty - nine years ; and without
private fortune , without lucrative employment , by assiduous labour and honest
industry , decently supported a numerous family , and educated with 2 success ...
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2 success , thirteen children , and seven grand - chil . dren . Let this example ,
reader , encourage thee diligently to discharge the duties of thy calling , and to
rely on the support of Divine Providence . He was pious and prudent -- she
discreet ...
2 success , thirteen children , and seven grand - chil . dren . Let this example ,
reader , encourage thee diligently to discharge the duties of thy calling , and to
rely on the support of Divine Providence . He was pious and prudent -- she
discreet ...
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My vanity was flattered by this success ; but my father checked my exultation , by
ridiculing my productions , and telling me that versifiers were always poor . I thus
escaped the misfortune of being , probably , a very wretched poet . But as the ...
My vanity was flattered by this success ; but my father checked my exultation , by
ridiculing my productions , and telling me that versifiers were always poor . I thus
escaped the misfortune of being , probably , a very wretched poet . But as the ...
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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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