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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... round me for fome time , hearing nothing faid , and being drowsy from my last night's labour and want of reft , I fell into a found fleep . In this ftate I continued till till the affembly difperfed , when one of the con- 3.2 LIFE OF.
... round me for fome time , hearing nothing faid , and being drowsy from my last night's labour and want of reft , I fell into a found fleep . In this ftate I continued till till the affembly difperfed , when one of the con- 3.2 LIFE OF.
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... last recollecting , that when the cod had been opened some small fish were found in its belly , I faid to myself , If you eat one another , I fee no reason why we may not eat you . I accordingly dined on the cod with no fmall degree of ...
... last recollecting , that when the cod had been opened some small fish were found in its belly , I faid to myself , If you eat one another , I fee no reason why we may not eat you . I accordingly dined on the cod with no fmall degree of ...
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... last a few days leisure . During this interval , I was one day fent for by a gentleman , whom I knew only by name . It was Sir William Wyndham , I went to his houfe . He had by fome means heard of my performances between Chelsea and ...
... last a few days leisure . During this interval , I was one day fent for by a gentleman , whom I knew only by name . It was Sir William Wyndham , I went to his houfe . He had by fome means heard of my performances between Chelsea and ...
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... in the year 1739 to 80,000l . It has fince rifen , during the last war , to 350,000l . trade , buildings and popula- tion having in the interval continually increased : but but I am now convinced that there are limits be- 88 LIFE OF.
... in the year 1739 to 80,000l . It has fince rifen , during the last war , to 350,000l . trade , buildings and popula- tion having in the interval continually increased : but but I am now convinced that there are limits be- 88 LIFE OF.
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... last to have adopted this doctrine . Franklin at firft entertained the fame idea ; but upon repeating the experiments , he perceived that Mr. Kinnerfley was right ; and that the vi- treous and refinous electricity of Du Faye were ...
... last to have adopted this doctrine . Franklin at firft entertained the fame idea ; but upon repeating the experiments , he perceived that Mr. Kinnerfley was right ; and that the vi- treous and refinous electricity of Du Faye were ...
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