Benjamin Franklin, Self-revealed: A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on His Own Writings, Band 1G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1917 |
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... honor of the Comte du Nord , at which he was present , during the French mission . " The House , " he says in his Journal of the Negotiation for Peace with Great Britain , " being richly finish'd with abundance of Carving and Gilding ...
... honor of the Comte du Nord , at which he was present , during the French mission . " The House , " he says in his Journal of the Negotiation for Peace with Great Britain , " being richly finish'd with abundance of Carving and Gilding ...
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... honor by him . " If it were a Sceptre , he has merited it , and would become it , " he said in bequeathing a fine crab - tree walking stick to Washington , whom he termed " My friend , and the friend of mankind . " If for no other ...
... honor by him . " If it were a Sceptre , he has merited it , and would become it , " he said in bequeathing a fine crab - tree walking stick to Washington , whom he termed " My friend , and the friend of mankind . " If for no other ...
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... honor and the balm of my life . " And when towards the close of Franklin's life he wrote to George Washington , " In whatever State of Existence I am plac'd hereafter , if I retain any Memory of what has pass'd here , I shall with it ...
... honor and the balm of my life . " And when towards the close of Franklin's life he wrote to George Washington , " In whatever State of Existence I am plac'd hereafter , if I retain any Memory of what has pass'd here , I shall with it ...
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... honor it can be said that to do good in the higher social sense , to promote the lasting interests of humanity , to free the march of the race from every handicap , every impediment , whether arising in or outside of ourselves , to ...
... honor it can be said that to do good in the higher social sense , to promote the lasting interests of humanity , to free the march of the race from every handicap , every impediment , whether arising in or outside of ourselves , to ...
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... honor to the patriot cause . As the Revolution drew on , Wil- liam Franklin became a partisan of the British Govern- ment , and , when he still held fast to his own office , in spite of the dismissal of his father from his office as ...
... honor to the patriot cause . As the Revolution drew on , Wil- liam Franklin became a partisan of the British Govern- ment , and , when he still held fast to his own office , in spite of the dismissal of his father from his office as ...
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Abbé Abbé Morellet affectionate agreeable Art of Virtue asked Autobiography Bache believe Benjamin Bishop Boston brother character Collinson Colonies daughter David Hartley dear death declared enemies England English father feeling France Franklin wrote Franklin's letters French friend of Franklin friendship give grandson happy honor hope human humor husband Jan Ingenhousz Jane Jane Mecom John Jonathan Shipley kind lady later letter from Franklin letters to Deborah live London Lord Madame Brillon Madame Helvétius mind moral mother nature never occasion Papa Passy peace Pennsylvania perhaps persons Peter Collinson Philadelphia philosopher pleasure political Polly pounds Priestley Quaker religion reply respect return to America Richard Bache Sally sister Society spirit Strahan Temple things thought tion told Virtue wife William Franklin William Temple Franklin wish words write written young
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Seite 112 - 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 62 - I happened soon after to attend one of his sermons, in the course of which I perceived he intended to finish with a collection, and I silently resolved he should get nothing from me. I had in my pocket a handful of copper money, three or four silver dollars, and five pistoles in gold. As he proceeded I began to soften, and concluded to give the copper. Another stroke of his oratory made me ashamed of that, and determined me to give the silver ; and he finished so admirably, that I emptied my pocket...
Seite 394 - 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 263 - At his table he liked to have, as often as he could, some sensible friend or neighbour to converse with. and always took care to start some ingenious or useful topic for discourse, which might tend to improve the minds of his children. By this means he turned our attention to what was good, just, and prudent in the conduct of life...
Seite 184 - For want of a nail, the shoe was lost, For want of a shoe, the horse was lost, For want of a horse, the rider was lost, For want of a rider, the battle was lost.
Seite 107 - The rapid Progress true Science now makes, occasions my regretting sometimes that I was born so soon. It is impossible to imagine the Height to which may be carried, in a thousand years, the Power of Man over Matter.
Seite 334 - The request was fortunately made to perhaps the only man in the company who had the firmness not to be affected by the preacher. His answer was, • At any other time, friend Hopkinson, I would lend to thee freely ; but not now, for thee seems to be out of thy right senses.
Seite 464 - I am very sorry, that you intend soon to leave our hemisphere. America has sent us many good things, gold, silver, sugar, tobacco, indigo, &c. ; but you are the first philosopher, and indeed the first great man of letters for whom we are beholden to her.
Seite 207 - We have an English proverb that says, "He that would thrive, must ask his wife.
Seite 51 - I used and gave them success. My belief of this induces me to hope, though I must not presume, that the same goodness will still be exercised...