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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... means of which I made ufe , and which , thanks to the affifting hand of Providence , have proved fo eminently fuccefsful . They may alfo , fhould they ever be placed in a fimilar fituation , derive fome advantage from my narrative ...
... means of which I made ufe , and which , thanks to the affifting hand of Providence , have proved fo eminently fuccefsful . They may alfo , fhould they ever be placed in a fimilar fituation , derive fome advantage from my narrative ...
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... means I have employed , and that has crown- ed them with fuceefs . My faith in this refpect leads me to hope , though I cannot count upon it , that the divine goodness will ftill be exercised towards me , either by prolonging the ...
... means I have employed , and that has crown- ed them with fuceefs . My faith in this refpect leads me to hope , though I cannot count upon it , that the divine goodness will ftill be exercised towards me , either by prolonging the ...
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... said he , I hate from my very foul diffimulation : From Sherburne * , where I dwell , " I therefore put my name , Your friend , who means you well , PETER FOLGER . My brothers were all put apprentice to different trades . 8 . LIFE OF.
... said he , I hate from my very foul diffimulation : From Sherburne * , where I dwell , " I therefore put my name , Your friend , who means you well , PETER FOLGER . My brothers were all put apprentice to different trades . 8 . LIFE OF.
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... means only , and fuch as were calculated to encourage his fcholars . Under him I foon acquired an ex- cellent hand ; but I failed in arithmetic , and made therein no fort of progrefs . At At ten years of age , I was called home DR ...
... means only , and fuch as were calculated to encourage his fcholars . Under him I foon acquired an ex- cellent hand ; but I failed in arithmetic , and made therein no fort of progrefs . At At ten years of age , I was called home DR ...
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... means he early attracted our attention to what was juft , prudent , and beneficial in the conduct of life . He never talked of the meats which appeared upon the table , never difcuffed whether they were well or ill dreffed , of a good ...
... means he early attracted our attention to what was juft , prudent , and beneficial in the conduct of life . He never talked of the meats which appeared upon the table , never difcuffed whether they were well or ill dreffed , of a good ...
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