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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... kind offices in aid of his inquiries , he is under special obligations to Mr. John Vaughan , the librarian and treasurer of the Society . Dr. Franklin was agent for Massachusetts in London nearly five years , during which time he kept ...
... kind offices in aid of his inquiries , he is under special obligations to Mr. John Vaughan , the librarian and treasurer of the Society . Dr. Franklin was agent for Massachusetts in London nearly five years , during which time he kept ...
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... kind ; and to Mr. Willard Phillips for the valuable notes , which he has added to the essays on subjects relating to political economy . He has likewise been more or less indebted to Dr. Franklin Bache , Mr. William Duane , Mr. Job R ...
... kind ; and to Mr. Willard Phillips for the valuable notes , which he has added to the essays on subjects relating to political economy . He has likewise been more or less indebted to Dr. Franklin Bache , Mr. William Duane , Mr. Job R ...
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... kind of a man my father was . He had an excellent constitution , was of a middle stature , well set , and very strong . He could draw prettily , and was skilled a little in music . His voice was sonorous and agreeable , so that when he ...
... kind of a man my father was . He had an excellent constitution , was of a middle stature , well set , and very strong . He could draw prettily , and was skilled a little in music . His voice was sonorous and agreeable , so that when he ...
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... kind ; so that I was brought up in such a perfect inattention to those matters , as to be quite indifferent what kind of food was set before me . Indeed , I am so unobservant of it , that to this day I can scarce tell a few hours after ...
... kind ; so that I was brought up in such a perfect inattention to those matters , as to be quite indifferent what kind of food was set before me . Indeed , I am so unobservant of it , that to this day I can scarce tell a few hours after ...
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... kind of composition in the modern re- views . The humor sometimes degenerates into coarseness , and the phraseology is often harsh ; but , bating these faults , the paper contains nothing , which in later times would have been deemed ...
... kind of composition in the modern re- views . The humor sometimes degenerates into coarseness , and the phraseology is often harsh ; but , bating these faults , the paper contains nothing , which in later times would have been deemed ...
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