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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... tion from them , in a thin octavo volume , was print- ed in 1787 . Three years after his death , in 1793 , the Messrs . Robinson published in London what they called , in the title - page , the Works of Dr. Franklin , comprised in two ...
... tion from them , in a thin octavo volume , was print- ed in 1787 . Three years after his death , in 1793 , the Messrs . Robinson published in London what they called , in the title - page , the Works of Dr. Franklin , comprised in two ...
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... tion is expressly stated in the preface to the first edition , and although more than twenty years have elapsed since the autobiography was published from the original manuscript . As there printed , it comes down no later than to the ...
... tion is expressly stated in the preface to the first edition , and although more than twenty years have elapsed since the autobiography was published from the original manuscript . As there printed , it comes down no later than to the ...
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... tion and contempt , and appears not to regard it as worthy of being refuted . He was less reserved in conversation . Dr. John W. Francis , of New York , saw him often in London , in the year 1816 , while he was preparing his ...
... tion and contempt , and appears not to regard it as worthy of being refuted . He was less reserved in conversation . Dr. John W. Francis , of New York , saw him often in London , in the year 1816 , while he was preparing his ...
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... tion , and endeavour to fix it on some trade or pro- fession that would keep me on land . It has ever since been a pleasure to me to see good workmen handle their tools . And it has been often useful to me , to have learned so much by ...
... tion , and endeavour to fix it on some trade or pro- fession that would keep me on land . It has ever since been a pleasure to me to see good workmen handle their tools . And it has been often useful to me , to have learned so much by ...
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... tion their papers were received with , I was excited to try my hand among them . But , being still a boy , and suspecting that my brother would object to printing any thing of mine in his paper , if he knew it to be mine , I contrived ...
... tion their papers were received with , I was excited to try my hand among them . But , being still a boy , and suspecting that my brother would object to printing any thing of mine in his paper , if he knew it to be mine , I contrived ...
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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