The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of Essays, Humourous, Moral, and Literary : with His LifeJohn Lomax, 1831 - 290 Seiten |
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... less- propriety . It is thus : For want of modesty is want of sense . If you ask why I say with less propriety , I must give you the two lines together : Immodest words admit of no defence , For want of decency is want of sense . Now ...
... less- propriety . It is thus : For want of modesty is want of sense . If you ask why I say with less propriety , I must give you the two lines together : Immodest words admit of no defence , For want of decency is want of sense . Now ...
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... less than twenty - five . But he carried his pro- ject into execution , and I was employed in distribut- ing the copies to his customers , after having assisted in composing and working them off . Among his friends he had a number of ...
... less than twenty - five . But he carried his pro- ject into execution , and I was employed in distribut- ing the copies to his customers , after having assisted in composing and working them off . Among his friends he had a number of ...
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... less to blame than he had imagined . Sir William Keith , governor of the province , was at Newcastle at the time . Captain Holmes being by chance in his company when he received my letter , took occasion to speak of me , and showed it ...
... less to blame than he had imagined . Sir William Keith , governor of the province , was at Newcastle at the time . Captain Holmes being by chance in his company when he received my letter , took occasion to speak of me , and showed it ...
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... less afflicted at this , as he was wholly unable to pay me ; and as , by losing his friendship , I was relieved at the same time from a very heavy burden . I now began to think of laying by some money . The printing - house of Watts ...
... less afflicted at this , as he was wholly unable to pay me ; and as , by losing his friendship , I was relieved at the same time from a very heavy burden . I now began to think of laying by some money . The printing - house of Watts ...
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... less than I earned as a compositor , but then I had a much fairer prospect . I took leave , therefore , as I believed for ever , of printing , and gave myself up to my new occupation , spending all my time either in going from house to ...
... less than I earned as a compositor , but then I had a much fairer prospect . I took leave , therefore , as I believed for ever , of printing , and gave myself up to my new occupation , spending all my time either in going from house to ...
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