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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... writing memoirs of his own hiftory . Thefe memoirs were Together with some brought down to the year 1757 . other manuscripts they were left behind him at his death , and were confidered as conftituting a part of his pofthu- mous ...
... writing memoirs of his own hiftory . Thefe memoirs were Together with some brought down to the year 1757 . other manuscripts they were left behind him at his death , and were confidered as conftituting a part of his pofthu- mous ...
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... writing . By thus employing myself , I fhall yield to the inclination , fo natural in old men , to talk of themselves and their exploits , and may freely follow my bent , without being tirefome to thofe who , from refpect to my age ...
... writing . By thus employing myself , I fhall yield to the inclination , fo natural in old men , to talk of themselves and their exploits , and may freely follow my bent , without being tirefome to thofe who , from refpect to my age ...
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... writing down accord- ing to the expeditory method he had devifed . Many volumes were thus collected by him . He was alfo extremely fond of politics , too much for perhaps for his fituation . I lately found in Lon- don a collection which ...
... writing down accord- ing to the expeditory method he had devifed . Many volumes were thus collected by him . He was alfo extremely fond of politics , too much for perhaps for his fituation . I lately found in Lon- don a collection which ...
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... 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 only , and fuch as were calculated to encourage his fcholars . Under him I foon ...
... 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 only , and fuch as were calculated to encourage his fcholars . Under him I foon ...
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... writing profe has been of great fervice to me in the course of my life , and prin- cipally contributed to my advancement , I fhall relate by what means , fituated as I was , I acqui- red the small skill I may poffefs in that way . There ...
... writing profe has been of great fervice to me in the course of my life , and prin- cipally contributed to my advancement , I fhall relate by what means , fituated as I was , I acqui- red the small skill I may poffefs in that way . There ...
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