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... in like manner , all my uncles to cultivate their minds . Thomas thus rendered
himselfcompetent 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 every ...
... in like manner , all my uncles to cultivate their minds . Thomas thus rendered
himselfcompetent 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 every ...
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Without entering into the merits of the cause , he embraced the opportunity of
speaking to me upon my 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
...
Without entering into the merits of the cause , he embraced the opportunity of
speaking to me upon my 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
...
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... labouring to form and improve my style , I met with an English Grammar , which
I believe was Greenwood's , having at the end of it two little essays on rhetoric
and logic . In the latter I found a model of disputation after the manner of Socrates
.
... labouring to form and improve my style , I met with an English Grammar , which
I believe was Greenwood's , having at the end of it two little essays on rhetoric
and logic . In the latter I found a model of disputation after the manner of Socrates
.
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... by a positive and presumptuous manner of to 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 ...
... by a positive and presumptuous manner of to 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 ...
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I bave entered into the particulars of my voyage , and shall , in like manner ,
describe my first entrance into this city , that you may compare beginnings so little
auspicious , with the figure I have since made . On my arrival at Philadelphia I
was in ...
I bave entered into the particulars of my voyage , and shall , in like manner ,
describe my first entrance into this city , that you may compare beginnings so little
auspicious , with the figure I have since made . On my arrival at Philadelphia I
was in ...
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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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