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The weather was very tempestuous , and we were obliged to pump without
intermission ; I took my turn . We arrived , however , safe and sound , at Boston ,
after about a fortnight's passage . I had been absent seven complete months ,
and my ...
The weather was very tempestuous , and we were obliged to pump without
intermission ; I took my turn . We arrived , however , safe and sound , at Boston ,
after about a fortnight's passage . I had been absent seven complete months ,
and my ...
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... and was a frequent source of discord between us ; for when he had drunk a
little too much , he was very headstrong . Being one day in a boat together , on
the Delaware , with some other young persons , he refused to take his turn in
rowing .
... and was a frequent source of discord between us ; for when he had drunk a
little too much , he was very headstrong . Being one day in a boat together , on
the Delaware , with some other young persons , he refused to take his turn in
rowing .
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Before he could turn himself , we able , by a few strokes of our oars , to place our .
selves out of his reach ; and , whenever he touched the boat , we asked him if he
would row , striking his hands at the same time with the oars to make him let go ...
Before he could turn himself , we able , by a few strokes of our oars , to place our .
selves out of his reach ; and , whenever he touched the boat , we asked him if he
would row , striking his hands at the same time with the oars to make him let go ...
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When he explained to me his tenets , I found many absurdities which I refused to
admit , unless he would agree in turn to adopt soine of my opinions . Keimer wore
his beard long , because Moses had somewhere said , “ Thou shalt not mar the ...
When he explained to me his tenets , I found many absurdities which I refused to
admit , unless he would agree in turn to adopt soine of my opinions . Keimer wore
his beard long , because Moses had somewhere said , “ Thou shalt not mar the ...
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It had some beauties , but many faults . We next read Osborne's , which was
much better . Ralph did it justice , remarking a few imperfections , and applauding
such parts as were excellent . He had himself nothing to show . It was now my
turn .
It had some beauties , but many faults . We next read Osborne's , which was
much better . Ralph did it justice , remarking a few imperfections , and applauding
such parts as were excellent . He had himself nothing to show . It was now my
turn .
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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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