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These miscellanies were printed in various forms both in England and America ,
greatly to the advantage of the publishers ; nor did the possessor of the originals
avail himself of the general avidity and the celebrity of his ancestor , to deprive ...
These miscellanies were printed in various forms both in England and America ,
greatly to the advantage of the publishers ; nor did the possessor of the originals
avail himself of the general avidity and the celebrity of his ancestor , to deprive ...
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In the printed preface to this memorial , the governor has taken care to be more
explicit . After discussing the evils of a bad administration , and the benefits which
flow from good great men in authority , he says , “ It is for that reason I will set ...
In the printed preface to this memorial , the governor has taken care to be more
explicit . After discussing the evils of a bad administration , and the benefits which
flow from good great men in authority , he says , “ It is for that reason I will set ...
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All bills presented at any session to lie over after debate for another session , and
to be printed in the interval for public consideration ; and by the $ 47 , a council of
censors was constituted to be chosen every seventh year , to sit one year ...
All bills presented at any session to lie over after debate for another session , and
to be printed in the interval for public consideration ; and by the $ 47 , a council of
censors was constituted to be chosen every seventh year , to sit one year ...
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... who had a pretty been often useful to me to have learnt so much collection of
books , frequented our printing by it as to ... and when they were printed , my
brohands was laid out in the purchasing of books . ther sent me about the town to
sell ...
... who had a pretty been often useful to me to have learnt so much collection of
books , frequented our printing by it as to ... and when they were printed , my
brohands was laid out in the purchasing of books . ther sent me about the town to
sell ...
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On a consultation held in our printing of sure of finding it had met with their
approba - fice amongst his friends , what he should ... and they were not really so
very good the paper in future be printed in the name of as I then believed them to
be .
On a consultation held in our printing of sure of finding it had met with their
approba - fice amongst his friends , what he should ... and they were not really so
very good the paper in future be printed in the name of as I then believed them to
be .
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Seite 196 - The Body Of Benjamin Franklin, Printer, (Like the cover of an old book, Its contents torn out, And stript of its lettering and gilding,) Lies here, food for worms. But the work shall not be lost, For it will, as he believed, appear once more, In a new and more elegant edition, Revised and corrected By THE AUTHOR.
Seite 368 - And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.
Seite 7 - I conceive or apprehend a thing to be so and so; it appears to me, or I should think it so or so, for such and such reasons; or I imagine it to be so; or it is so, if I am not mistaken. This habit, I believe, has been of great advantage to me when I have had occasion to inculcate my opinions, and persuade men into measures that I have been from time to time engaged in promoting...
Seite 183 - In the beginning of the contest with Britain, when we were sensible of danger, we had daily prayers in this room for the divine protection. Our prayers, Sir, were heard; and they were graciously answered. All of us, who were engaged in the struggle, must have observed frequent instances of a superintending Providence in our favor. To that kind Providence we owe this happy opportunity of consulting in peace on the means of establishing our future national felicity. And have we now forgotten that powerful...
Seite 23 - Sees but a part o' the chain, the nearest link : His eyes not carrying to the equal beam, That poises all above ; " and from the attributes of God, His infinite wisdom, goodness and power, concluded that nothing could possibly be wrong in the world, and that vice and virtue were empty distinctions, no such things existing...
Seite 174 - ... all women and children, scholars of every faculty, cultivators of the earth, artisans, manufacturers, and fishermen unarmed and inhabiting unfortified towns, villages, or places, and in general all others whose occupations are for the common subsistence and benefit of mankind, shall be allowed to continue their respective employments, and shall not' be molested in their persons, nor shall their houses or goods be burnt, or otherwise destroyed, nor their fields wasted, by the armed force of the...
Seite xxii - The old man told him that he worshipped the fire only, and acknowledged no other God ; at which answer Abraham grew so zealously angry, that he thrust the old man out of his tent, and exposed him to all the evils of the night and an unguarded condition. When the old man was gone, God called to Abraham, and asked him •where the stranger was : he replied, ' I thrust him away, because he did not worship thee.
Seite 6 - I had gone on making verses; since the continual search for words of the same import but of different length to suit the measure, or of different sound for the rhyme would have laid me under a constant necessity of searching for variety, and also have tended to fix that variety in my mind, and make me master of it. Therefore I took some of the tales in the Spectator...
Seite 52 - Human felicity is produced not so much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom happen, as by little advantages that occur every day.
Seite 35 - O powerful Goodness ! bountiful Father ! merciful Guide ! Increase in me that wisdom, which discovers my truest interest. Strengthen my resolution to perform what that wisdom dictates.. Accept my kind offices. to thy other children, as the only return in my power for thy continual favors to me.
Bibliografische Informationen
| Titel | Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin, Band 1 Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin, William Temple Franklin |
| Autor/in | Benjamin Franklin |
| Mitwirkende Personen | William Duane |
| Verlag | Derby & Jackson, 1859 |
| Original von | New York Public Library |
| Digitalisiert | 12. Juli 2007 |
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