The Works of the Late Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of His Life Written by Himself Together with Humourous, Moral, and Literary Essays, Chiefly in the Manner of the Spectator : Among which are Several Not in Any American EditionSolomon Wiate, 1815 - 335 Seiten |
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... pounds sterling in money . He gave me no very civil reception , and having eyed me from head to foot , resumed his work . The workman asked me with eagerness where I had been , what sort of a country it was , and how I liked it . I ...
... pounds sterling in money . He gave me no very civil reception , and having eyed me from head to foot , resumed his work . The workman asked me with eagerness where I had been , what sort of a country it was , and how I liked it . I ...
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... pounds sterling . He expressed his approbation ; but asked if my presence in England , that I might choose the characters myself , and see that every ar- ticle was good in its kind , would not be an advantage . You will also be able ...
... pounds sterling . He expressed his approbation ; but asked if my presence in England , that I might choose the characters myself , and see that every ar- ticle was good in its kind , would not be an advantage . You will also be able ...
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... pounds sterling to my executors , to be by them , the survivors or survivor of them , paid over to the managers or di- rectors of the free schools in my native town of Bos- ton , to be by them , or the person or persons who shall have ...
... pounds sterling to my executors , to be by them , the survivors or survivor of them , paid over to the managers or di- rectors of the free schools in my native town of Bos- ton , to be by them , or the person or persons who shall have ...
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... pounds sterling , to be disposed of as I am now about to order . It has been an opinion , that he who receives an es- tate from his ancestors , is under some obligation to transmit the same to posterity . This obligation lies not on me ...
... pounds sterling , to be disposed of as I am now about to order . It has been an opinion , that he who receives an es- tate from his ancestors , is under some obligation to transmit the same to posterity . This obligation lies not on me ...
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... pounds sterling , which I give , one thousand thereof to the inhabitants of the town of Boston , in Massachusetts , and the other thousand to the inhabitants of the city of Philadelphia , in trust , to and for the uses , intents , and ...
... pounds sterling , which I give , one thousand thereof to the inhabitants of the town of Boston , in Massachusetts , and the other thousand to the inhabitants of the city of Philadelphia , in trust , to and for the uses , intents , and ...
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The Works of the Late Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of His Life Written ... Benjamin Franklin,Henry Stueber Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2016 |
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Seite 217 - But you who are wise must know, that different nations have different conceptions of things ; and you will therefore not take it amiss, if our ideas of this kind of education happen not to be the same with yours.
Seite 217 - We are, however, not the less obliged by your kind offer, though we decline accepting it: and to show our grateful sense of it, if the gentlemen of Virginia will send us a dozen of their sons, we will take great care of their education, instruct them in all we know, and make men of them.
Seite 217 - ... in their persons, nor shall their houses or goods be burnt, or otherwise destroyed, nor their fields wasted, by the armed force...
Seite 243 - I doubt, too, whether any other convention we can obtain, may be able to make a better Constitution; for, when you assemble a number of men, to have the advantage of their joint wisdom, you inevitably assemble with those men, all their prejudices, their passions, their errors of opinion, their local interests, and their selfish views.
Seite 244 - ... their prejudices, their passions, their errors of opinion, their local interests and their selfish views. From such an assembly can a perfect production be expected? It therefore astonishes me, sir, to find this system approaching so near to perfection as it does; and I think it will astonish our enemies, who are waiting with confidence to hear that our councils are confounded, like those of the builders of Babel ; and that our States are on the point of separation, only to meet hereafter for...
Seite 222 - And the barbarous people shewed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.
Seite 163 - Remember that money is of a prolific generating nature. Money can beget money, and its offspring can beget more, and so on.
Seite 164 - Remember this. saying, The good paymaster is lord of another man's purse. He that is known to pay punctually and exactly to the time he promises, may at any time, and on any occasion, raise all the money his friends can spare. This is sometimes of great use.
Seite 164 - The most trifling actions that affect a man's credit are to be regarded. The sound of your hammer at five in the morning, or nine at night, heard by a creditor, makes him easy six months longer; but, if he sees you at a billiard-table, or hears your voice at a tavern, when you should be at work, he sends for his money the next day; demands it, before he can receive it, in a lump.
Seite 285 - They were led by a thread. They had not only a respect, but an affection, for Great Britain, for its laws, its customs and manners, and even a fondness for its fashions, that greatly increased the commerce. Natives of Britain were always treated with particular regard ; to be an Old England-man, was, of itself, a character of some respect, and gave a kind of rank among us.