The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of Essays, Humorous, Moral, and Literary ; with His Life, Written by HimselfScott, Webster, and Geary, 1835 - 288 Seiten |
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... engaged with my bro- ther . I held back for some time ; at length , however , I suffered myself to be persuaded , and signed my in- dentures , being then only twelve years of age . It was agreed that I should serve as an apprentice to ...
... engaged with my bro- ther . I held back for some time ; at length , however , I suffered myself to be persuaded , and signed my in- dentures , being then only twelve years of age . It was agreed that I should serve as an apprentice to ...
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... engaged these two at very low wages , which he had promised to raise every three months a shilling a week , provided their improvement in the typographic art should merit it . This future increase of wages was the bait he had made use ...
... engaged these two at very low wages , which he had promised to raise every three months a shilling a week , provided their improvement in the typographic art should merit it . This future increase of wages was the bait he had made use ...
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... engaged in this subject ; of these the principal were , professor Boze , of Wittemberg , professor Winkler , of Leipsic , Gordon , a Scotch Be- nedictine monk , professor of philosophy at Erfurt , and Dr. Ludolf , of Berlin . The result ...
... engaged in this subject ; of these the principal were , professor Boze , of Wittemberg , professor Winkler , of Leipsic , Gordon , a Scotch Be- nedictine monk , professor of philosophy at Erfurt , and Dr. Ludolf , of Berlin . The result ...
Inhalt
LIFE of Dr Franklin as written by Himself | 82 |
Extracts from his Will | 129 |
On Early Marriages | 138 |
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