The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin, Consisting of Essays, Humorous, Moral, and Literary: With His Life, Written by Himself |
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Mr Jefferson , the President of the United States of America , in his “ Notes on
Virginia , " thus speaks in answer to the assertion of the Abbe Raynal , that “
America has not yet produced one good poet , one able mathematician , one
man of ...
Mr Jefferson , the President of the United States of America , in his “ Notes on
Virginia , " thus speaks in answer to the assertion of the Abbe Raynal , that “
America has not yet produced one good poet , one able mathematician , one
man of ...
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... not a knight , an esquire , or such a householder as is there commonly called a
franklin , enriched with great possessions ; and also other freeholders and many
yeomen , able for their livelihood to make a jury in form aforementioned .
... not a knight , an esquire , or such a householder as is there commonly called a
franklin , enriched with great possessions ; and also other freeholders and many
yeomen , able for their livelihood to make a jury in form aforementioned .
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-hha 44 Their youngest son ha these visits , derived no small pleasure from
seeing of considerable benefit , to have acquired thereby sufficient knowledge to
be able to make little things and to construct small machines for my experiments ...
-hha 44 Their youngest son ha these visits , derived no small pleasure from
seeing of considerable benefit , to have acquired thereby sufficient knowledge to
be able to make little things and to construct small machines for my experiments ...
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The offer was instantly embraced , and I soon found that of what he gave me I
was able to save half . This was a new fund for the purchase of books ; and other
advantages resulted to me from the plan . When my br ther and his workmen left ...
The offer was instantly embraced , and I soon found that of what he gave me I
was able to save half . This was a new fund for the purchase of books ; and other
advantages resulted to me from the plan . When my br ther and his workmen left ...
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... was entirely subsided , or I should now have been able to gratify it ; but , having
another trade , and believing myself to be a tolerable workman , I hesitated not to
offer my services to the vid Mr. William Bradford , who had been the first printer ...
... was entirely subsided , or I should now have been able to gratify it ; but , having
another trade , and believing myself to be a tolerable workman , I hesitated not to
offer my services to the vid Mr. William Bradford , who had been the first printer ...
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able advantage America appeared Assembly become body called carried common consequence considerable considered continued desire effect employed engaged England enter establish Europe expense experiments father Franklin frequently friends gave give given hands hope hundred important improvement industry interest kind known labour land late learned less letters liberty live manner master means meeting mind nature necessary never obliged observed obtained occasion offered opinion pass perhaps persons Philadelphia pleasure poor pounds present printing produce proposed quaker reason received remain respect rest says shillings soon success suffered taken thing thought tion took town trade turn whole wish writing young