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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... of poverty and obfcu- rity , in which I drew my firft breath and spent my earliest years , I have raised myself to a ftate of opulence and to fome degree of celebrity in R the the world . A conftant good fortune has at- tended.
... of poverty and obfcu- rity , in which I drew my firft breath and spent my earliest years , I have raised myself to a ftate of opulence and to fome degree of celebrity in R the the world . A conftant good fortune has at- tended.
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... firft . I could wish , likewise , if it were in my power , to change fome trivial incidents and events for others more fa- vourable . Were this however denied me , ftill would I not decline the offer . But fince a repe- tition of life ...
... firft . I could wish , likewise , if it were in my power , to change fome trivial incidents and events for others more fa- vourable . Were this however denied me , ftill would I not decline the offer . But fince a repe- tition of life ...
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... firft ; the fense of which was , that his cenfures were dictated by benevolence , and that , of consequence , he'wish- ed to be known as the author ; because , said he , I hate from my very foul diffimulation : From Sherburne * , where ...
... firft ; the fense of which was , that his cenfures were dictated by benevolence , and that , of consequence , he'wish- ed to be known as the author ; because , said he , I hate from my very foul diffimulation : From Sherburne * , where ...
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... firft intentions , took me from the grammar fchool , and fent me to a fchool for writing and arith- metic , kept by a Mr. George Brownwel , who was a fkilful mafter , and fucceeded very well in his profeffion by employing gentle means ...
... firft intentions , took me from the grammar fchool , and fent me to a fchool for writing and arith- metic , kept by a Mr. George Brownwel , who was a fkilful mafter , and fucceeded very well in his profeffion by employing gentle means ...
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... firft ac- quifition was Bunyan's collection in fmall fepa- rate volumes . These I afterwards fold in order to buy an historical collection by R. Burton , which confifted of fmall cheap volumes , amounting in all to about forty or fifty ...
... firft ac- quifition was Bunyan's collection in fmall fepa- rate volumes . These I afterwards fold in order to buy an historical collection by R. Burton , which confifted of fmall cheap volumes , amounting in all to about forty or fifty ...
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