The Writings of Benjamin Franklin: 1789-1790Macmillan, 1907 - 633 Seiten |
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... colonies , and a vision of the giant things to come at large and the inevitable shift- ing of the seat and centre of power to the western shore of the Atlantic . When his life was drawing to its painful end , he looked upon the ...
... colonies , and a vision of the giant things to come at large and the inevitable shift- ing of the seat and centre of power to the western shore of the Atlantic . When his life was drawing to its painful end , he looked upon the ...
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... colonies . When he left America to enter upon his service as commissioner in France , the rumour was rife in England that he had deserted a forlorn cause . His malicious critics had grossly misread the character of the man whose last ...
... colonies . When he left America to enter upon his service as commissioner in France , the rumour was rife in England that he had deserted a forlorn cause . His malicious critics had grossly misread the character of the man whose last ...
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... with instructions to form a union between the Canadas and the United Colonies . - S. This letter is printed from Sparks , Vol . X , p . 392. — En . position that the Box in question was ever lent to 1789 ] 7 TO PHILIP KINSEY.
... with instructions to form a union between the Canadas and the United Colonies . - S. This letter is printed from Sparks , Vol . X , p . 392. — En . position that the Box in question was ever lent to 1789 ] 7 TO PHILIP KINSEY.
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... Colonies are manifested con- tinually in every one of your Letters to me ; something of my Disposition on the same Subject may appear to you in casting your Eye over the enclosed Paper . I do not by this Opportunity send you any of our ...
... Colonies are manifested con- tinually in every one of your Letters to me ; something of my Disposition on the same Subject may appear to you in casting your Eye over the enclosed Paper . I do not by this Opportunity send you any of our ...
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acquainted Affairs affectionate America Andrew Bradford answer appointed April April 12 Arthur Lee Assembly Benjamin Franklin Bill Boston Britain British Chaumont colonies Committee Congress Court dear friend England English School Esteem Europe expense favour France French give governor happy honour hope House John John Adams July July 25 June June 13 June 27 kind King Kinnersley late Latin learned letter liberty Lord Madame Brillon March March 17 March 22 March 31 Master ment minister Money Nations never obliged occasion opinion paper Paris Parliament peace Pennsylvania persons petition Philada Philadelphia pounds pounds sterling present printed Printers qu'il received replied respect Samuel Scholars sent Sept ship Silas Deane Society Thomas tion treaty Trustees Vergennes VIII William William Temple Franklin wish write wrote ΙΟ
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Seite 99 - We have had some experience of it ; several of our young people were formerly brought up at the colleges of the northern provinces ; they were instructed in all your sciences; but when they came back to us, they .were bad runners; ignorant of e.very means of living in the woods; unable to bear either cold or hunger; knew neither how to build a cabin, take a deer, or kill an enemy ; spoke our language imperfectly ; were therefore neither fit for hunters, warriors, nor counsellors ; they were totally...
Seite 284 - To conclude, my lords, if the ministers thus persevere in misadvising and misleading the king, I will not say, that they can alienate the affections of his subjects from his crown ; but I will affirm, that they will make the crown not worth his wearing. I will not say that the king is betrayed ; but I will pronounce, that the kingdom is undone.
Seite 505 - Boston, .shall be managed under the direction of the select men, united with the ministers of the oldest episcopalian, congregational, and presbyterian churches in that town, 'who are to let out the same upon interest at five per cent, per annum, to such young married artificers, under the age of twenty-five years, as have served an apprenticeship in the said town, and faithfully fulfilled the duties required in their indentures, so as to obtain a good moral character from at least two respectable...
Seite 72 - God grant, that not only the love of liberty, but a thorough knowledge of the rights of man, may pervade all the nations of the earth ; so that a philosopher may set his foot anywhere on its surface, and say, This is my country...
Seite 97 - SAVAGES we call them, because their manners differ from ours, which we think the perfection of civility; they think the same of theirs. Perhaps if we could examine the manners of different nations with impartiality we should find no people so rude as to be without any rules of politeness, or none so polite as not to have some remains of rudeness.
Seite 293 - Britain, at the expense of three millions, has killed one hundred and fifty Yankees this campaign, which is twenty thousand pounds a head ; and at Bunker's Hill she gained a mile of ground, half of which she lost again by our taking post on Ploughed Hill. During the same time sixty * thousand children have been born in America. From these data his mathematical head will easily calculate the time and expense necessary to kill us all, and conquer our whole territory.
Seite 58 - She was going to a brook to drink, and in her way was to pass thro' a hedge, a twig of which opposed her direct course; one head chose to go on the right side of the twig, the other on the left; so that time was spent in the contest, and, before the decision was completed, the poor snake died with thirst.
Seite 148 - Good,' which I think was written by your father. It had been so little regarded by a former possessor, that several leaves of it were torn out ; but the remainder gave me such a turn of thinking, as to have an influence on my conduct through life ; for I have always set a greater value on the character of a doer of good than any other kind of reputation ; and if I have been, as you seem to think, a useful citizen, the public owes the advantage of it to that book.
Seite 102 - Canassetego, an old acquaintance, who embraced him, spread furs for him to sit on, and placed before him some boiled beans and venison, and mixed some rum and water for his drink. When he was well refreshed, and had lit his pipe...
Seite 303 - I am old and good for nothing, but as the storekeepers say of their remnants of cloth, 'I am but a fag end, and you may have me for what you please.
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