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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... person of his rank , and that my induf- try and economy had enabled me to equip my- felf fo handsomely in fo fhort a period . Seeing no appearance of accommodating matters between my brother and me , he confented to my return to ...
... person of his rank , and that my induf- try and economy had enabled me to equip my- felf fo handsomely in fo fhort a period . Seeing no appearance of accommodating matters between my brother and me , he confented to my return to ...
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... persons of distinction ; of whom fhe knew various anecdotes as far back as the time of Charles II . Being fubject to fits of the gout , which often confined her to her room , fhe was fometimes difpofed to fee company . Hers was was fo ...
... persons of distinction ; of whom fhe knew various anecdotes as far back as the time of Charles II . Being fubject to fits of the gout , which often confined her to her room , fhe was fometimes difpofed to fee company . Hers was was fo ...
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... person of my acquaintance , George House , brought us a countryman , whom he had met in the streets enquiring for a printer . Our money was almoft exhaufted by the number of things we had been obliged to procure . The five fhillings we ...
... person of my acquaintance , George House , brought us a countryman , whom he had met in the streets enquiring for a printer . Our money was almoft exhaufted by the number of things we had been obliged to procure . The five fhillings we ...
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... person who purchased them employed Kei- mer to manage the bufinefs ; but he died a few years after . I had now at Philadelphia no competitor but Bradford , who , being in easy circumftances , did not engage in the printing of books ...
... person who purchased them employed Kei- mer to manage the bufinefs ; but he died a few years after . I had now at Philadelphia no competitor but Bradford , who , being in easy circumftances , did not engage in the printing of books ...
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... persons subscribed forty fhillings each , and agreed to pay ten fhil- lings annually . The number encreased ; and in 1742 , the company was incorporated by the name of " The Library Company of Philadelphia . " Several other companies ...
... persons subscribed forty fhillings each , and agreed to pay ten fhil- lings annually . The number encreased ; and in 1742 , the company was incorporated by the name of " The Library Company of Philadelphia . " Several other companies ...
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