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, Band 1Hillard, Gray, 1840 |
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... brought into his hands numerous original and unpublished letters of Frank- lin , of which he has availed himself in this work . But he has been mainly indebted to individuals , who , with a liberality demanding the warmest ac ...
... brought into his hands numerous original and unpublished letters of Frank- lin , of which he has availed himself in this work . But he has been mainly indebted to individuals , who , with a liberality demanding the warmest ac ...
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... . It is possible that other writings may yet be brought to light , which may afford some future editor the means of more entire success . FEBRUARY , 1840 . CONTENTS OF THE TEN VOLUMES . VOLUME I. LIFE OF xxiv PREFACE .
... . It is possible that other writings may yet be brought to light , which may afford some future editor the means of more entire success . FEBRUARY , 1840 . CONTENTS OF THE TEN VOLUMES . VOLUME I. LIFE OF xxiv PREFACE .
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... brought to a favorable Termination . - Lord Mansfield's Agency in the Affair.- Franklin's Sentiments in Regard to Can- ada . Writes a Pamphlet to show that it ought to be retained at the Peace . Tour to the North of England . - Receives ...
... brought to a favorable Termination . - Lord Mansfield's Agency in the Affair.- Franklin's Sentiments in Regard to Can- ada . Writes a Pamphlet to show that it ought to be retained at the Peace . Tour to the North of England . - Receives ...
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... brought up to that em- ployment ; a custom which he and my father followed with regard to their eldest sons . When I searched the registers at Ecton , I found an account of their marriages and burials from the year 1555 only , as the ...
... brought up to that em- ployment ; a custom which he and my father followed with regard to their eldest sons . When I searched the registers at Ecton , I found an account of their marriages and burials from the year 1555 only , as the ...
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... brought them to me . It would appear that my uncle must have left them here , when he went to America , which was about fifty years ago . I found several of his notes in the margins . His grandson , Samuel Franklin , is still living in ...
... brought them to me . It would appear that my uncle must have left them here , when he went to America , which was about fifty years ago . I found several of his notes in the margins . His grandson , Samuel Franklin , is still living in ...
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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 dispute Ecton EDITOR employed endeavour England England Courant father favor France French friends gave give Governor hands honor Hugh Meredith instructions Keimer King letters lived lodged London Lord Lord Chatham Lord Hillsborough Lord Kames means ment ministers never 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 sent ship Society soon Stamp Act Street thing thought tion took town treaty Vergennes virtue volumes William William Temple Franklin writing wrote young
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Seite 111 - Father of light and life, thou Good Supreme! O teach me what is good; teach me Thyself! Save me from folly, vanity, and vice, From every low pursuit; and fill my soul With knowledge, conscious peace, and virtue pure; Sacred, substantial, never-fading bliss!
Seite 34 - Thus I went up Market Street as far as Fourth Street, passing by the door of Mr. Read, my future wife's father; when she, standing at the door, saw me, and thought I made, as I certainly did, a most awkward, ridiculous appearance.
Seite 106 - ORDER Let all your things have their places; let each part of your business have its time.
Seite 597 - THE BODY of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Printer, (like the cover of an old book, its contents torn out, and stript of its lettering and gilding) lies here food for worms ; yet the work itself shall not be lost, for it will (as he believed) appear once more in a new and more beautiful edition, corrected and amended by THE AUTHOR.
Seite 571 - Delightful task ! to rear the tender thought, To teach the young idea how to shoot, To pour the fresh instruction o'er the mind, To breathe th' enlivening spirit and to fix The generous purpose in the glowing breast.
Seite 10 - My elder brothers were all put apprentices to different trades. I was put to the grammar school at eight years of age, my father intending to devote me, as the tithe of his sons, to the service of the church. My early readiness in learning to read (which must have been very early, as I do not remember when I could not read ) and the opinion of all his friends that I should certainly make a good scholar encouraged him in this purpose of his. My uncle Benjamin, too, approved of it, and proposed to...
Seite 108 - I ruled each page with red ink, so as to have seven columns, one for each day of the week, marking each column with a letter for the day. I crossed these columns with thirteen red lines, marking the beginning of each line with the first letter of one of the virtues; on which line, and in its proper column, I might mark by a little black spot, every fault I found upon examination to have been committed respecting that virtue, upon that day I determined to give a week's strict attention to each of...
Seite 110 - Here will I hold. If there's a power above us (And that there is, all Nature cries aloud Through all her works), he must delight in virtue ; And that which he delights in must be happy.
Seite 102 - Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings ; he shall not stand before mean men...
Seite 131 - ... with great civility; and he ever after manifested a readiness to serve me on all occasions, so that we became great friends, and our friendship continued to his death. This is another instance of the truth of an old maxim I had learned, which says, " He that has once done you a kindness will be more ready to do you another, than he whom you yourself have obliged.