The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin, Consisting of Essays, Humorous, Moral, and Literary: With His Life, Written by Himself |
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Our disputes were frem quently brought before my father ; and either my brother
was generally in the wrong , or I was the better pleader of the two , for judgment
was commonly given in my favour . But my brother was passionate , and often
had ...
Our disputes were frem quently brought before my father ; and either my brother
was generally in the wrong , or I was the better pleader of the two , for judgment
was commonly given in my favour . But my brother was passionate , and often
had ...
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... and , to avoid the censure of the Assembly , who might charge him with still
printing the pa e himself , under the name of his apprentice , it was resolved that
my old indentures should be given up to re , with a full and entire disa charge
written ...
... and , to avoid the censure of the Assembly , who might charge him with still
printing the pa e himself , under the name of his apprentice , it was resolved that
my old indentures should be given up to re , with a full and entire disa charge
written ...
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... and , some vears after , wickedly undertook to travest the Bible . in burlesque
verse , as Cotton travestied Virgil He exhibited , by this means , many facts in a
very ludicrous point of view , which would have given umbrage to weak minde ,
had ...
... and , some vears after , wickedly undertook to travest the Bible . in burlesque
verse , as Cotton travestied Virgil He exhibited , by this means , many facts in a
very ludicrous point of view , which would have given umbrage to weak minde ,
had ...
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... and have suddenly returned again to my ordinary diet . without experiencing
the smallest inconvenience , which has led me to regard as of no importance the
advice commonly given , of introducing gradually sach alterations of regimen .
... and have suddenly returned again to my ordinary diet . without experiencing
the smallest inconvenience , which has led me to regard as of no importance the
advice commonly given , of introducing gradually sach alterations of regimen .
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His wife and relations in London had given me a bad character of him ; and I was
loth , for the present , to have any concern with him . I endeavoured to get
employment as a clerk to a merchant ; but not readily finding a situation , I was
induced ...
His wife and relations in London had given me a bad character of him ; and I was
loth , for the present , to have any concern with him . I endeavoured to get
employment as a clerk to a merchant ; but not readily finding a situation , I was
induced ...
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