The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of Essays, Humourous, Moral, and Literary : with His LifeJohn Lomax, 1831 - 290 Seiten |
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... becomes an interesting subject , and is of general utility . It would be but fair to assert , that almost every civilized nation on the globe has , at one period or other , produced distinguished indi- viduals in various stations of ...
... becomes an interesting subject , and is of general utility . It would be but fair to assert , that almost every civilized nation on the globe has , at one period or other , produced distinguished indi- viduals in various stations of ...
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... war of words . This contentious temper , I would ob serve by the by , is in danger of becoming a very bad habit , and frequently renders a man's company in supportable , as being no otherwise capable of induil- gence DR . FRANKLIN . 21.
... war of words . This contentious temper , I would ob serve by the by , is in danger of becoming a very bad habit , and frequently renders a man's company in supportable , as being no otherwise capable of induil- gence DR . FRANKLIN . 21.
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... become of me , should he fall to make good the deficiency . His habit of drinking did not at all diminish , and was a frequent source of discord between us ; for when he had drank a little too much , he was very headstrong . 7 Being one ...
... become of me , should he fall to make good the deficiency . His habit of drinking did not at all diminish , and was a frequent source of discord between us ; for when he had drank a little too much , he was very headstrong . 7 Being one ...
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... become his colleague in the establishment of a new religious sect . He was to pro- pagate the doctrine by preaching , and I to refute every opponent . ' When he explained to me his tenets , I found many absurdities which I refused to ...
... become his colleague in the establishment of a new religious sect . He was to pro- pagate the doctrine by preaching , and I to refute every opponent . ' When he explained to me his tenets , I found many absurdities which I refused to ...
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... becoming a poet . I left nothing unattempted to divert him from his purpose ; but he persevered , till at last the reading of Pope * effected his cure : he be- came , however , a very tolerable prose writer . I shall speak more of him ...
... becoming a poet . I left nothing unattempted to divert him from his purpose ; but he persevered , till at last the reading of Pope * effected his cure : he be- came , however , a very tolerable prose writer . I shall speak more of him ...
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