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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... appeared in France near two years ago , coming down to the year 1731. There can be no fuffi- cient reason , that what has thus been fubmitted to the perufal of Europe , fhould not be made acceffible to thofe to whom Dr. Franklin's ...
... appeared in France near two years ago , coming down to the year 1731. There can be no fuffi- cient reason , that what has thus been fubmitted to the perufal of Europe , fhould not be made acceffible to thofe to whom Dr. Franklin's ...
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... appearance : in that cafe , the lid was reftored to its place , with the Bible concealed under it as before . I had this anecdote from my uncle Benjamin . The whole family preferved its attachment to the Church of England till towards ...
... appearance : in that cafe , the lid was reftored to its place , with the Bible concealed under it as before . I had this anecdote from my uncle Benjamin . The whole family preferved its attachment to the Church of England till towards ...
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... appeared to be written with a manly free- dom and a pleafing fimplicity . I recollect the fix concluding lines , though I have forgotten the order of words of the two firft ; the fense of which was , that his cenfures were dictated by ...
... appeared to be written with a manly free- dom and a pleafing fimplicity . I recollect the fix concluding lines , though I have forgotten the order of words of the two firft ; the fense of which was , that his cenfures were dictated by ...
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... appeared upon the table , never difcuffed whether they were well or ill dreffed , of a good or bad flavour , high - feafoned or otherwife , preferable or inferior to this or that difh of a fimilar kind . Thus ac- cuftomed , from my ...
... appeared upon the table , never difcuffed whether they were well or ill dreffed , of a good or bad flavour , high - feafoned or otherwife , preferable or inferior to this or that difh of a fimilar kind . Thus ac- cuftomed , from my ...
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... appearance , to fupply his place , and be a candle - maker all my life : but my diflike of this occupation continuing , my father was apprehenfive , that , if a more agreeable one were not offered me , I might play the truant and ef ...
... appearance , to fupply his place , and be a candle - maker all my life : but my diflike of this occupation continuing , my father was apprehenfive , that , if a more agreeable one were not offered me , I might play the truant and ef ...
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