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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... means of which I made use , and which , thanks to the assisting hand of Providence , have proved so eminently successful .-- They may also , should they ever be placed in a si- milar situation , derive some advantage from my nar- rative ...
... means of which I made use , and which , thanks to the assisting hand of Providence , have proved so eminently successful .-- They may also , should they ever be placed in a si- milar situation , derive some advantage from my nar- rative ...
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... means I have employed , and that has crowned them with success . My faith , in this respect , leads me to hope , though I cannot count upon it , that the Divine goodness will still be exercised towards me , either by prolonging the dura ...
... means I have employed , and that has crowned them with success . My faith , in this respect , leads me to hope , though I cannot count upon it , that the Divine goodness will still be exercised towards me , either by prolonging the dura ...
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... means you well , PETER FOLGER . I My brothers were all put apprentices to different trades . With respect to myself , I was sent , at the age of eight years , to a grammar - school . My father destined me for the church , and already ...
... means you well , PETER FOLGER . I My brothers were all put apprentices to different trades . With respect to myself , I was sent , at the age of eight years , to a grammar - school . My father destined me for the church , and already ...
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... means only , and such as were calculated to encourage his scholars . Under him , I soon acquired an excellent hand ; but I failed in arithmetic , and made therein no sort of progress . At ten years of age , I was called home to assist ...
... means only , and such as were calculated to encourage his scholars . Under him , I soon acquired an excellent hand ; but I failed in arithmetic , and made therein no sort of progress . At ten years of age , I was called home to assist ...
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... means he early attracted our at- tention to what was just , prudent and beneficial in the conduct of life . He never talked of the meats which appeared upon the table , never discussed whether they were well or ill - dressed , of a good ...
... means he early attracted our at- tention to what was just , prudent and beneficial in the conduct of life . He never talked of the meats which appeared upon the table , never discussed whether they were well or ill - dressed , of a good ...
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