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... should they ever be placed in a similar situation , derive some advantage from
my narrative . When I reflect , as I frequently do , upon the felicity I have enjoyed ,
I sometimes say to myself , that were the offer made true , I would engage to run ...
... should they ever be placed in a similar situation , derive some advantage from
my narrative . When I reflect , as I frequently do , upon the felicity I have enjoyed ,
I sometimes say to myself , that were the offer made true , I would engage to run ...
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In the former , indeed he never engaged , because his numerous family , and the
mediocrity of his fortune , kept him unremittingly employed in the duties of his
profession , But well I remember , that the leading men of the place used
frequently ...
In the former , indeed he never engaged , because his numerous family , and the
mediocrity of his fortune , kept him unremittingly employed in the duties of his
profession , But well I remember , that the leading men of the place used
frequently ...
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To prevent the effects which might resnlt from this inclination , my father was
impatient to see me engaged with my brother . I hel « back for some time ; at
length , however , I suffered myself to be persuaded , and signed my indentures ,
being ...
To prevent the effects which might resnlt from this inclination , my father was
impatient to see me engaged with my brother . I hel « back for some time ; at
length , however , I suffered myself to be persuaded , and signed my indentures ,
being ...
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My brother . thinking he might find bis account in it , encouraged me , and
engaged me to write two ballads . One , called the Light - houseTragedy ,
contained an account of the shipwreck of Captain Worthilake and his two
daughters ; the other ...
My brother . thinking he might find bis account in it , encouraged me , and
engaged me to write two ballads . One , called the Light - houseTragedy ,
contained an account of the shipwreck of Captain Worthilake and his two
daughters ; the other ...
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... and already as many persons as he wanted ; but he told me that his son ,
printer at Philadelphia , had lately lost his principal workman , Aquila Rose , who
was dead , and that if I would go thither , he believed that he would engage me .
... and already as many persons as he wanted ; but he told me that his son ,
printer at Philadelphia , had lately lost his principal workman , Aquila Rose , who
was dead , and that if I would go thither , he believed that he would engage me .
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| Titel | The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin, Consisting of Essays, Humorous, Moral, and Literary: With His Life, Written by Himself The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of Essays, Humourous, Moral, and Literary: with His Life, Benjamin Franklin |
| Autor/in | Benjamin Franklin |
| Verlag | R. Griffin & Company, 1831 |
| Original von | University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign |
| Digitalisiert | 22. Nov. 2017 |
| Länge | 290 Seiten |
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