The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of Essays, Humourous, Moral, and Literary : with His LifeJohn Lomax, 1831 - 290 Seiten |
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... which would arrange him among the degene- racies of nature . In physics , we have produced a FRANKLIN , than whom no one of the present age has Bagi 830692 made more important discoveries , nor has enriched philosophy with.
... which would arrange him among the degene- racies of nature . In physics , we have produced a FRANKLIN , than whom no one of the present age has Bagi 830692 made more important discoveries , nor has enriched philosophy with.
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... nature . We have supposed Mr. Rittenhouse second to no astronomer living ; that in genius he must be the first , because he is self- taught , " & c . In philosophy , England can boast of a Bacon the most eminent professor in this ...
... nature . We have supposed Mr. Rittenhouse second to no astronomer living ; that in genius he must be the first , because he is self- taught , " & c . In philosophy , England can boast of a Bacon the most eminent professor in this ...
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... nature . At New - York , I found my friend Collins , who had arrived some time before . We had been intimate from our infancy , and had read the same books toge- ther ; but he had the advantage of being able to de- vote more time to ...
... nature . At New - York , I found my friend Collins , who had arrived some time before . We had been intimate from our infancy , and had read the same books toge- ther ; but he had the advantage of being able to de- vote more time to ...
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... Nature . Some of his ar- guments appearing to me not to be well founded , I wrote a small nietaphysical treatise , in which I ani- madverted on those passages . It was entitled a " Dis- sertation on Liberty and Necessity , Pleasure and ...
... Nature . Some of his ar- guments appearing to me not to be well founded , I wrote a small nietaphysical treatise , in which I ani- madverted on those passages . It was entitled a " Dis- sertation on Liberty and Necessity , Pleasure and ...
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... nature , all things con- sidered . This persuasion , Divine Providence , or some guardian Angel , and perhaps a concurrence of favour- able circumstances co - operating , preserved me from all immortality , or gross and voluntary ...
... nature , all things con- sidered . This persuasion , Divine Providence , or some guardian Angel , and perhaps a concurrence of favour- able circumstances co - operating , preserved me from all immortality , or gross and voluntary ...
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