The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of Essays, Humourous, Moral, and Literary : with His LifeJohn Lomax, 1831 - 290 Seiten |
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... led to a large Quaker meeting - house , near the market - place . I sat down with the rest , and , after fooking round me for some time , hearing nothing said , and being drowsy from my last night's labour and want 34 LIFE OF.
... led to a large Quaker meeting - house , near the market - place . I sat down with the rest , and , after fooking round me for some time , hearing nothing said , and being drowsy from my last night's labour and want 34 LIFE OF.
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... meeting with Collins , offer- ed him the place . He accepted it , and took his leave of me , promising to discharge the debt he owed me with the first money he should receive ; but I have heard nothing of him since . The violation of ...
... meeting with Collins , offer- ed him the place . He accepted it , and took his leave of me , promising to discharge the debt he owed me with the first money he should receive ; but I have heard nothing of him since . The violation of ...
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... meeting , each of us should bring a copy of verses of his own composition . Our object in this competi- tion was to benefit each other by our mutual remarks , criticism , and corrections : and as style and expres- sion were all we had ...
... meeting , each of us should bring a copy of verses of his own composition . Our object in this competi- tion was to benefit each other by our mutual remarks , criticism , and corrections : and as style and expres- sion were all we had ...
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... meeting , Ralph discovered the trick we had played at Osborne , who was rallied without mercy . By this adventure Ralph was fixed in his resolution of becoming a poet . I left nothing unattempted to divert him from his purpose ; but he ...
... meeting , Ralph discovered the trick we had played at Osborne , who was rallied without mercy . By this adventure Ralph was fixed in his resolution of becoming a poet . I left nothing unattempted to divert him from his purpose ; but he ...
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... meeting Miss Read , had not her family , justly des pairing of my return after reading my letter , advised her to give me up , and marry a potter , of the name of Rogers ; to which she consented : but he never made her happy , and she ...
... meeting Miss Read , had not her family , justly des pairing of my return after reading my letter , advised her to give me up , and marry a potter , of the name of Rogers ; to which she consented : but he never made her happy , and she ...
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