Works of the Late Doctor Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of His Life Written by Himself, Together with Essays, Humorous, Moral & Literary, Chiefly in the Manner of the Spectator...G. G. J. and J. Robinson, 1793 - 316 Seiten |
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... this enquiry shall occafionally have subjected him to the charge of a style in any respect bald or low : to imitate the admirable fimplicity of the author , is no easy task . 8 The VII ¿ 2 B. 1 a fimilar fituation , derive vi PREFAC E.
... this enquiry shall occafionally have subjected him to the charge of a style in any respect bald or low : to imitate the admirable fimplicity of the author , is no easy task . 8 The VII ¿ 2 B. 1 a fimilar fituation , derive vi PREFAC E.
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... respect- ing our ancestors . From thefe I learn , that they had lived in the fame village ( Eaton in Northamptonshire ) , upon a freehold of about thirty acres , for the fpace at least of three hundred years . How long they had refided ...
... respect- ing our ancestors . From thefe I learn , that they had lived in the fame village ( Eaton in Northamptonshire ) , upon a freehold of about thirty acres , for the fpace at least of three hundred years . How long they had refided ...
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... respect to their eldest fons . In the researches I made at Eaton , I found no account of their births , mar- riages , and deaths , earlier than the year 1555 ; the parish register not extending farther back than that period . This re ...
... respect to their eldest fons . In the researches I made at Eaton , I found no account of their births , mar- riages , and deaths , earlier than the year 1555 ; the parish register not extending farther back than that period . This re ...
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... respecting the authors of this con- veyance ; we were discovered ; com- plaints were exhibited against us ; many of us underwent correction on the part of our parents ; and though I ftrenuously de- fended the utility of the work , my ...
... respecting the authors of this con- veyance ; we were discovered ; com- plaints were exhibited against us ; many of us underwent correction on the part of our parents ; and though I ftrenuously de- fended the utility of the work , my ...
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... respects , I perfifted in my refufal . He then fwore that he would make me row , or would throw me out of the boat ; and he made up to me . As foon as he was within my reach I took him by the col- lar , gave him a violent thrust , and ...
... respects , I perfifted in my refufal . He then fwore that he would make me row , or would throw me out of the boat ; and he made up to me . As foon as he was within my reach I took him by the col- lar , gave him a violent thrust , and ...
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