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He left behind him two quarto volumes of poems in msnuscript , consisting of little
fugitive pieces addressed to his friends . He had invented a short - hand , which
he taught me , but , hav . ing never made use of it , I have now forgotten it .
He left behind him two quarto volumes of poems in msnuscript , consisting of little
fugitive pieces addressed to his friends . He had invented a short - hand , which
he taught me , but , hav . ing never made use of it , I have now forgotten it .
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... said he , I hate from my very soul dissimulation , From Sherburn , * where I
dwell , I therefore put my name , Your friend ... of his friends , who assured him
that I should one day certainly become a man of letters , confirmed him in this
design .
... said he , I hate from my very soul dissimulation , From Sherburn , * where I
dwell , I therefore put my name , Your friend ... of his friends , who assured him
that I should one day certainly become a man of letters , confirmed him in this
design .
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But my father , burdened with a numerous family , found that he was incapable ,
without subjecting himself to difficulties , of providing for the expenses of a colle ,
giate education , and considering , besides , as I heard him say to his friends that
...
But my father , burdened with a numerous family , found that he was incapable ,
without subjecting himself to difficulties , of providing for the expenses of a colle ,
giate education , and considering , besides , as I heard him say to his friends that
...
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He was fond of having at his table , as often as possible , some friends or well -
informed neighbours , capable of rational conversation , and he was always
careful to introduce useful or ingenious topics of discourse , which might tend to
form ...
He was fond of having at his table , as often as possible , some friends or well -
informed neighbours , capable of rational conversation , and he was always
careful to introduce useful or ingenious topics of discourse , which might tend to
form ...
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Independently of the acrimony and discord it introduces into conversation , and is
often productive of dislike , and even hatred , between persons to whom friend .
ship is indispensably necessary . I acquired it by reading , while I lived with my ...
Independently of the acrimony and discord it introduces into conversation , and is
often productive of dislike , and even hatred , between persons to whom friend .
ship is indispensably necessary . I acquired it by reading , while I lived with my ...
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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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