Benjamin FranklinHoughton Mifflin, 1889 - 428 Seiten |
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... taken from school , and set to assist his father in the trade of tallow - chandler and soap - boiler . But dipping wicks and pouring grease pleased him hardly better than reconciling infant damnation and a red - hot hell with the love ...
... taken from school , and set to assist his father in the trade of tallow - chandler and soap - boiler . But dipping wicks and pouring grease pleased him hardly better than reconciling infant damnation and a red - hot hell with the love ...
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... taken even at its out- set , to hear that this ' prentice lad of seventeen years had already made himself " a little obnoxious to the governing party , " so as to fear that he might soon " bring himself into scrapes . " For the inher ...
... taken even at its out- set , to hear that this ' prentice lad of seventeen years had already made himself " a little obnoxious to the governing party , " so as to fear that he might soon " bring himself into scrapes . " For the inher ...
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... taken suddenly ill . Denham died ; Franklin narrowly evaded death , and fancied himself somewhat disappointed at his recovery , " re- gretting in some degree that [ he ] must now some- time or other have all that disagreeable work to go ...
... taken suddenly ill . Denham died ; Franklin narrowly evaded death , and fancied himself somewhat disappointed at his recovery , " re- gretting in some degree that [ he ] must now some- time or other have all that disagreeable work to go ...
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John Torrey Morse. fashion . Franklin had done much reading ; he had taken pains to cultivate a good style in writing Eng- lish ; he had practiced himself in dispute ; he had adopted some odd notions , for example vegetarian- ism in diet ...
John Torrey Morse. fashion . Franklin had done much reading ; he had taken pains to cultivate a good style in writing Eng- lish ; he had practiced himself in dispute ; he had adopted some odd notions , for example vegetarian- ism in diet ...
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... taken notice of in England , " made no small stir in France , and were " translated into the Italian , German , and Latin languages . " A learned French abbé , " pre- ceptor in natural philosophy to the royal family , and an able ...
... taken notice of in England , " made no small stir in France , and were " translated into the Italian , German , and Latin languages . " A learned French abbé , " pre- ceptor in natural philosophy to the royal family , and an able ...
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able affairs afterward agent American appointed arguments Arthur Lee Assembly Bancroft Beaumarchais Benjamin Franklin bills Britain British brought cerning colonies colonists commissioners concerning Congress course court Deane drafts duty enemies England English Englishmen envoys Europe fact feeling felt France Frank Franklin wrote French friends gave Gérard give governor Grenville gress hand Hartley honor independence instructions interest Izard John Adams king knew later less letter Lord Lord North Lord Shelburne Lord Stormont lordship matter ment mind minister ministry mother country nation negotiations ness never once opinion Oswald paper Paris Parliament Parton's patriot Paxton boys peace Philadelphia position prisoners privy council proprietaries Province repeal replied Samuel Adams scheme seemed sent Shelburne ship side Silas Deane soon Spain Stamp Act taxes thought tion took trade treaty Vergennes voted wish
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Seite 203 - MR. STRAHAN, You are a member of parliament, and one of that majority which has doomed my country to destruction. — You have begun to burn our towns, and murder our people. — Look upon your hands! — They are stained with the blood of your relations ! — You and I were long friends: — You are now my enemy, — and I am • Yours, B. FRANKLIN.
Seite 405 - I have said he, often and often in the course of the Session, and the vicissitudes of my hopes and fears as to its issue, looked at that behind the President without being able to tell whether it was rising or setting: But now at length I have the happiness to know that it is a rising and not a setting Sun.
Seite 36 - That, as we enjoy great advantages from the inventions of others, we should be glad of an opportunity to serve others by any invention of ours ; and this we should do freely and generously.
Seite 6 - Thus I went up Market Street as far as Fourth Street, passing by the door of Mr. Read, my future wife's father; when she, standing at the door, saw me, and thought I made, as I certainly did, a most awkward, ridiculous appearance.
Seite 28 - I have, with most of the present Dissenters in England, some Doubts as to his Divinity; tho...
Seite 44 - House approved the nomination, and provided the goods for the present, and tho' they did not much like treating out of the provinces; and we met the other commissioners at Albany about the middle of June. In our way thither, I projected and drew a plan for the union of all the colonies under one government, so far as might be necessary for defense and other important general purposes.
Seite 397 - I had not firmness enough to resist the unanimous desire of my country folks ; and I find myself harnessed again in their service for another year. They engrossed the prime of my life. They have eaten my flesh, and seem resolved now to pick my bones.
Seite 133 - The very tails of the American sheep are so laden with wool that each has a little car or waggon on four little wheels to support and keep it from trailing on the ground.