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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... frequently do , upon the felicity I have enjoyed , I fometimes fay to my- felf , that , were the offer made me , I would en- gage to run again , from beginning to end , the fame career of life . All I would afk fhould be the privilege ...
... frequently do , upon the felicity I have enjoyed , I fometimes fay to my- felf , that , were the offer made me , I would en- gage to run again , from beginning to end , the fame career of life . All I would afk fhould be the privilege ...
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... frequent opportunities of ventur- ing myfelf both upon and within it , and I soon acquired the art of fwimming , and of managing a boat . When embarked with other children , the helm was commonly deputed to me , particu- larly on ...
... frequent opportunities of ventur- ing myfelf both upon and within it , and I soon acquired the art of fwimming , and of managing a boat . When embarked with other children , the helm was commonly deputed to me , particu- larly on ...
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... frequent practice in an evening , when the labours of the day were finished , it was truly delightful to hear him ... frequently to come and afk his advice ref- pecting affairs of the town , or of the church to which he belonged , and ...
... frequent practice in an evening , when the labours of the day were finished , it was truly delightful to hear him ... frequently to come and afk his advice ref- pecting affairs of the town , or of the church to which he belonged , and ...
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... frequently engaged in difpute , and were in- deed fond of argumentation , that nothing was fo agreeable to us as a war of words . This con- tentious temper , I would obferve by the by , is in danger of becoming a very bad habit , and ...
... frequently engaged in difpute , and were in- deed fond of argumentation , that nothing was fo agreeable to us as a war of words . This con- tentious temper , I would obferve by the by , is in danger of becoming a very bad habit , and ...
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... frequently I thought myfelf vanquished , more by his volubility than by the force of his arguments . We feparated without coming to an agreement upon this point ; and as we were not to fee each other again for fome time , I committed my ...
... frequently I thought myfelf vanquished , more by his volubility than by the force of his arguments . We feparated without coming to an agreement upon this point ; and as we were not to fee each other again for fome time , I committed my ...
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