The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of Essays, Humourous, Moral, and Literary : with His LifeJohn Lomax, 1831 - 290 Seiten |
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... opinion , so nearly resembles it , as to call to mind all its circumstances , and , to render their remembrance more durable , commit them to writing . By thus employing myself , I shall yield to the inclination , so natural in old men ...
... opinion , so nearly resembles it , as to call to mind all its circumstances , and , to render their remembrance more durable , commit them to writing . By thus employing myself , I shall yield to the inclination , so natural in old men ...
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... affairs of the town , or of the chu ch to which he belonged , and that they paid much defer- ence to his opinion . Individuals were also in the habit of consulting him in their private affairs , and DR . FRANKLIN . 17.
... affairs of the town , or of the chu ch to which he belonged , and that they paid much defer- ence to his opinion . Individuals were also in the habit of consulting him in their private affairs , and DR . FRANKLIN . 17.
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... opinion , a little perhaps for the pleasure of dis- puting . He was natually more eloquent than I ; words flowed copiously from his lips ; and frequently I thought myself vanquished , more by his volubility than by the force of his ...
... opinion , a little perhaps for the pleasure of dis- puting . He was natually more eloquent than I ; words flowed copiously from his lips ; and frequently I thought myself vanquished , more by his volubility than by the force of his ...
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... opinion . I rather said , I imagine , I suppose , or it appears to me , that such a thing is so and so , for such and such reasons ; or it is so , if I am not mistaken . This habit has , I think , been of considerable advan- tage to me ...
... opinion . I rather said , I imagine , I suppose , or it appears to me , that such a thing is so and so , for such and such reasons ; or it is so , if I am not mistaken . This habit has , I think , been of considerable advan- tage to me ...
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... opinions , modest and sensible men , who do not love disputation , will leave you in tran- quil possession of your ... opinion , with less- propriety . It is thus : For want of modesty is want of sense . If you ask why I say with less ...
... opinions , modest and sensible men , who do not love disputation , will leave you in tran- quil possession of your ... opinion , with less- propriety . It is thus : For want of modesty is want of sense . If you ask why I say with less ...
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