THE WORKS OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN; CONTAINING SEVERAL POLITICAL AND HISTORICAL TRACTS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY FORMER EDITION AND MANY LETTERS OFFICIAL AND PRIVATE NOT HITHERTO PUBLISHED WITH NOTES AND A LIFE OF THE AUTHOR.1844 |
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... attend tem- perance in eating and drinking . Now it was , that , be- ing on some occasion made ashamed of my ignorance in figures , which I had twice failed learning when at school , I took Cocker's book on Arithmetic , and went through ...
... attend tem- perance in eating and drinking . Now it was , that , be- ing on some occasion made ashamed of my ignorance in figures , which I had twice failed learning when at school , I took Cocker's book on Arithmetic , and went through ...
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... strong beer ! We had an alehouse boy , who attended always in the house to supply the workmen . My companion at the press drank every day a pint before breakfast , a pint at breakfast ET . 19. ] 59 LIFE OF FRANKLIN .
... strong beer ! We had an alehouse boy , who attended always in the house to supply the workmen . My companion at the press drank every day a pint before breakfast , a pint at breakfast ET . 19. ] 59 LIFE OF FRANKLIN .
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JARED SPARKS. which he would instruct me , copy his letters , and attend the store . He added , that , as soon as I should be ac- quainted with mercantile business , he would promote me by sending me with a cargo of flour and bread to ...
JARED SPARKS. which he would instruct me , copy his letters , and attend the store . He added , that , as soon as I should be ac- quainted with mercantile business , he would promote me by sending me with a cargo of flour and bread to ...
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... attended with some expense and great incon- venience , besides a continual risk to my health by a distemper , which of all things I dreaded , though by great good luck I escaped it . A friendly correspondence as neighbours had con ...
... attended with some expense and great incon- venience , besides a continual risk to my health by a distemper , which of all things I dreaded , though by great good luck I escaped it . A friendly correspondence as neighbours had con ...
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... attending to the shop ; we throve together , and ever mutually endeavoured to make each other happy . Thus I corrected that great erratum as well as I could . About this time , our club meeting , not at a tavern , but in a little room ...
... attending to the shop ; we throve together , and ever mutually endeavoured to make each other happy . Thus I corrected that great erratum as well as I could . About this time , our club meeting , not at a tavern , but in a little room ...
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accordingly acquaintance advantage affairs afterwards American appeared appointed arrived Art of Virtue Assembly attended Benjamin Franklin Boston British brother called captain colonies commissioners conduct Congress continued Ecton EDITOR employed endeavour England England Courant father favor France French friends gave give Governor hand honor Hugh Meredith instructions Keimer King letters lived lodged London Lord Lord Chatham Lord Hillsborough Lord Kames Lord Loudoun means ment ministers never night obtained occasion opinion pamphlet paper Paris Parliament Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Gazette persons Philadelphia pieces political pounds pounds sterling present principles printed printer printing-house procure proposed Proprietaries province published Quakers Ralph received respect sail says seems sent ship Society soon Stamp Act Street thing thought tion took town treaty virtue William William Temple Franklin writing wrote young