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 SpectatorP. Wogan, P. Byrne, J. Moore, and W. Jones, 1793 - 303 Seiten |
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... Philadelphia , upon the fubject of Dr. Franklin's memoirs of his own life . " DEAR SIR , « Hackney , June 19 , 1790 . " I am hardly able to tell you how kindly I take the letters with which favour me . you Your laft , contain- ing an ...
... Philadelphia , upon the fubject of Dr. Franklin's memoirs of his own life . " DEAR SIR , « Hackney , June 19 , 1790 . " I am hardly able to tell you how kindly I take the letters with which favour me . you Your laft , contain- ing an ...
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... Philadelphia , had lately loft his principal workman , Aquila Rofe , who was dead , and that if I would go thither , he believed that he would engage me . Philadelphia was a hund- red miles farther . I hefitated not to embark in a boat ...
... Philadelphia , had lately loft his principal workman , Aquila Rofe , who was dead , and that if I would go thither , he believed that he would engage me . Philadelphia was a hund- red miles farther . I hefitated not to embark in a boat ...
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... Philadelphia . It rained hard the whole day , fo that I was wet to the skin . Finding myself fatigued about noon , Iftopped at a paltry inn , where I paffed the reft of the day and the whole night , beginning to re- gret that I had ...
... Philadelphia . It rained hard the whole day , fo that I was wet to the skin . Finding myself fatigued about noon , Iftopped at a paltry inn , where I paffed the reft of the day and the whole night , beginning to re- gret that I had ...
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... Philadelphia I was in my working drefs , my beft clothes being to come by fea . I was covered with dirt ; my pockets were filled with fhirts and ftockings ; I was unacquain- ted with a fingle foul in the place , and knew not where to ...
... Philadelphia I was in my working drefs , my beft clothes being to come by fea . I was covered with dirt ; my pockets were filled with fhirts and ftockings ; I was unacquain- ted with a fingle foul in the place , and knew not where to ...
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... Philadelphia . I then afked for a three penny loaf . They made no loaves of that price . Finding myself ignorant of the prices , as well as of the different kinds of bread , I defired him to let me have three penny- worth of bread of ...
... Philadelphia . I then afked for a three penny loaf . They made no loaves of that price . Finding myself ignorant of the prices , as well as of the different kinds of bread , I defired him to let me have three penny- worth of bread of ...
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