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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... wish to change some inci- dents of it , for others more favorable . Notwithstand- ing , if this condition was denied , I should still accept the offer of re - commencing the same life . But as this repetition is not to be expected ...
... wish to change some inci- dents of it , for others more favorable . Notwithstand- ing , if this condition was denied , I should still accept the offer of re - commencing the same life . But as this repetition is not to be expected ...
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... wish well - meaning and sen- sible men would not lessen their power of doing good by a positive assuming manner , that seldom fails to disgust , tends to create opposition , and to defeat most of those purposes for which speech was ...
... wish well - meaning and sen- sible men would not lessen their power of doing good by a positive assuming manner , that seldom fails to disgust , tends to create opposition , and to defeat most of those purposes for which speech was ...
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... wish to instruct others , a positive dogmatical manner in advancing your sentiments may occasion opposition , and prevent a candid attention . If you desire instruction and improvement from others , you should not at the same time ...
... wish to instruct others , a positive dogmatical manner in advancing your sentiments may occasion opposition , and prevent a candid attention . If you desire instruction and improvement from others , you should not at the same time ...
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... wish I had never left home . I made so mis- erable a figure , too , that I found , by the questions asked me , I was suspected to be some runaway in- dentured servant , and in danger of being taken up on that suspicion . However , I ...
... wish I had never left home . I made so mis- erable a figure , too , that I found , by the questions asked me , I was suspected to be some runaway in- dentured servant , and in danger of being taken up on that suspicion . However , I ...
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... wish it should be known where I resided , except to my friend Collins , who was in the secret , and kept it faithfully . At length , however , an incident happened , that occasioned my return home much sooner than I had intended . I had ...
... wish it should be known where I resided , except to my friend Collins , who was in the secret , and kept it faithfully . At length , however , an incident happened , that occasioned my return home much sooner than I had intended . I had ...
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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