The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin, Consisting of Essays, Humorous, Moral, and Literary: With His Life, Written by HimselfJohn Lomax, 1831 - 290 Seiten |
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... kind . Thus accustomed , from my infancy , to the utmost in- attention as to these objects , I have been perfectly re- gardless of what kind of food was before me ; and I pay so little attention to it even now , that it would be a hard ...
... kind . Thus accustomed , from my infancy , to the utmost in- attention as to these objects , I have been perfectly re- gardless of what kind of food was before me ; and I pay so little attention to it even now , that it would be a hard ...
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... kind of ex- cuse for want of modesty ? And would not the verses have been more accurate , if they had been constructed thus : Immodest words admit but this defence , The want of decency is want of sense . But I leave the decision of ...
... kind of ex- cuse for want of modesty ? And would not the verses have been more accurate , if they had been constructed thus : Immodest words admit but this defence , The want of decency is want of sense . But I leave the decision of ...
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... kind or other . He gave me three large rolls . I was surprised at receiving so much : I took them . however , and having no room in my pockets , I walked on with a roll under each arm , eating the third . In this manner I went through ...
... kind or other . He gave me three large rolls . I was surprised at receiving so much : I took them . however , and having no room in my pockets , I walked on with a roll under each arm , eating the third . In this manner I went through ...
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... cle was good in its kind would not be an advantage ? " You will also be able , " said he , " to form some ac quaintance there , and establish a corresponden - ce with 1 stationers and booksellers . " This I acknowledged was 44 LIFE OF.
... cle was good in its kind would not be an advantage ? " You will also be able , " said he , " to form some ac quaintance there , and establish a corresponden - ce with 1 stationers and booksellers . " This I acknowledged was 44 LIFE OF.
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... kind I have ever wit- nessed . I see him still at work when I return from the club at night , and he is at it again in the morning before his neighbours are out of bed . " This account struck the rest of the assembly , and , shortly ...
... kind I have ever wit- nessed . I see him still at work when I return from the club at night , and he is at it again in the morning before his neighbours are out of bed . " This account struck the rest of the assembly , and , shortly ...
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