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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... manner , all my uncles to cultivate their minds . Thomas thus rendered him- self competent to the functions of a country attorney ; soon became an essential personage in the affairs of the village ; and was one of the chief movers of ...
... manner , all my uncles to cultivate their minds . Thomas thus rendered him- self competent to the functions of a country attorney ; soon became an essential personage in the affairs of the village ; and was one of the chief movers of ...
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... manner of writing . He observed , that though I had the advantage of my adversary in correct spell- ing and pointing , which I owed to my occupation , I was greatly his inferior in elegance of expression , in arrangement , and ...
... manner of writing . He observed , that though I had the advantage of my adversary in correct spell- ing and pointing , which I owed to my occupation , I was greatly his inferior in elegance of expression , in arrangement , and ...
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... rhetoric and logic . In the latter I found a model of disputation after the manner of Socrates . Shortly after i procured Xenophon's work , entitled , Memora ble Things of Socrates , in which are various exam- 24 LIFE OF.
... rhetoric and logic . In the latter I found a model of disputation after the manner of Socrates . Shortly after i procured Xenophon's work , entitled , Memora ble Things of Socrates , in which are various exam- 24 LIFE OF.
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... manner of expressing themselves , which scarcely ever fails to disgust the hearer , and is only calculated to excite opposition , and defeat every purpose for which the faculty of speech has been bestowed on man . In short , if you wish ...
... manner of expressing themselves , which scarcely ever fails to disgust the hearer , and is only calculated to excite opposition , and defeat every purpose for which the faculty of speech has been bestowed on man . In short , if you wish ...
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... manner , describe my first entrance into this city , that you may compare beginnings so lit- tle auspicious , with the figure I have since made . On my arrival at Philadelphia I was in my working dress , my best clothes being to come by ...
... manner , describe my first entrance into this city , that you may compare beginnings so lit- tle auspicious , with the figure I have since made . On my arrival at Philadelphia I was in my working dress , my best clothes being to come by ...
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