The Life of Benjamin Franklin: Containing the Autobiography, with Notes and a ContinuationCharles Tappan, 1845 - 612 Seiten |
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... wish to change some inci- dents of it , for others more favorable . Notwithstand- ing , if this condition was denied , I should still accept the offer of re - commencing the same life . But as this repetition is not to be expected ...
... wish to change some inci- dents of it , for others more favorable . Notwithstand- ing , if this condition was denied , I should still accept the offer of re - commencing the same life . But as this repetition is not to be expected ...
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... wish well - meaning and sen- sible men would not lessen their power of doing good by a positive assuming manner , that seldom fails to disgust , tends to create opposition , and to defeat most of those purposes for which speech was ...
... wish well - meaning and sen- sible men would not lessen their power of doing good by a positive assuming manner , that seldom fails to disgust , tends to create opposition , and to defeat most of those purposes for which speech was ...
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... wish to instruct others , a positive dogmatical manner in advancing your sentiments may occasion opposition , and prevent a candid attention . If you desire instruction and improvement from others , you should not at the same time ...
... wish to instruct others , a positive dogmatical manner in advancing your sentiments may occasion opposition , and prevent a candid attention . If you desire instruction and improvement from others , you should not at the same time ...
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... wish I had never left home . I made so mis- erable a figure , too , that I found , by the questions asked me , I was suspected to be some runaway in- dentured servant , and in danger of being taken up on that suspicion . However , I ...
... wish I had never left home . I made so mis- erable a figure , too , that I found , by the questions asked me , I was suspected to be some runaway in- dentured servant , and in danger of being taken up on that suspicion . However , I ...
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... wish it should be known where I resided , except to my friend Collins , who was in the secret , and kept it faithfully . At length , however , an incident happened , that occasioned my return home much sooner than I had intended . I had ...
... wish it should be known where I resided , except to my friend Collins , who was in the secret , and kept it faithfully . At length , however , an incident happened , that occasioned my return home much sooner than I had intended . I had ...
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acquainted affairs afterwards American appeared appointed arrived Assembly Benjamin Franklin Boston Britain British captain character colonies commissioners conduct Congress continued Count de Vergennes court desire Ecton endeavour England father favor formed France French friends gave give Governor hands honor inhabitants instructions Keimer King land letter liberty lived London Lord Lord Chatham Lord Dartmouth Lord Hillsborough Lord Kames Lord Loudoun Lord Shelburne Massachusetts ment ministers ministry morning negotiation never night obtained occasion opinion paper Paris Parliament peace Pennsylvania persons Peter Folger petition Philadelphia philosophical pounds sterling present principles printed procure proposed Proprietaries province published Quakers received respect Richard Bache sail Sarah Bache says sent ship Society soon Stamp Act thing thought thousand pounds tion took town treaty United William William Temple Franklin wind writing wrote