The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of Essays, Humourous, Moral, and Literary : with His LifeJohn Lomax, 1831 - 290 Seiten |
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... considerable persons of his acquaintance determined to go to America , where they hoped to enjoy the free exercise of their religion , and my father was prevail- ed on to accompany them . My father had also by the same wife , four ...
... considerable persons of his acquaintance determined to go to America , where they hoped to enjoy the free exercise of their religion , and my father was prevail- ed on to accompany them . My father had also by the same wife , four ...
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... considerable inconvenience ; while as to myself , I have had nothing to desire . My mother was likewise possessed of an excellent constitution . She suckled all her ten children , and I never heard either her or my father complain of ...
... considerable inconvenience ; while as to myself , I have had nothing to desire . My mother was likewise possessed of an excellent constitution . She suckled all her ten children , and I never heard either her or my father complain of ...
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... considerable benefit , to have acquired thereby sufficient knowledge to be able to make little things for myself , when I have had no mechanic at hand , and to construct small machines for my experiments , while the idea I have ...
... considerable benefit , to have acquired thereby sufficient knowledge to be able to make little things for myself , when I have had no mechanic at hand , and to construct small machines for my experiments , while the idea I have ...
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... considerable advan- tage to me , when I have had occasion to impress my opinion on the minds of others , and persuade them to the adoption of the measures I have suggested . And since the chief ends of conversation are , to inform or to ...
... considerable advan- tage to me , when I have had occasion to impress my opinion on the minds of others , and persuade them to the adoption of the measures I have suggested . And since the chief ends of conversation are , to inform or to ...
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... considerable interest and friendship Our acquaintance continued during the remainder of his life I believe him to have been what is called an itinerant doctor ; for there was no town in England or indeed in Europe , of which he could ...
... considerable interest and friendship Our acquaintance continued during the remainder of his life I believe him to have been what is called an itinerant doctor ; for there was no town in England or indeed in Europe , of which he could ...
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