The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of Essays, Humourous, Moral, and Literary : with His LifeJohn Lomax, 1831 - 290 Seiten |
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... reasons ; or it is so , if I am not mistaken . This habit has , I think , been of considerable advan- tage to me , when I have had occasion to impress my opinion on the minds of others , and persuade them to the adoption of the measures ...
... reasons ; or it is so , if I am not mistaken . This habit has , I think , been of considerable advan- tage to me , when I have had occasion to impress my opinion on the minds of others , and persuade them to the adoption of the measures ...
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... , that , by remaining , I should soon have been exposed to difficulties , which I had the greater reason to apprehend , as , from my indiscreet } ; disputes upon the subject of religion , I began to DR . FRANKLIN . 29.
... , that , by remaining , I should soon have been exposed to difficulties , which I had the greater reason to apprehend , as , from my indiscreet } ; disputes upon the subject of religion , I began to DR . FRANKLIN . 29.
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... reason , that I made a very singular and gro- tesque appearance . I then turned the corner , and went through Ches- nut - street , eating my roll all the way ; and having made this round . I found myself again on Market- street wharf ...
... reason , that I made a very singular and gro- tesque appearance . I then turned the corner , and went through Ches- nut - street , eating my roll all the way ; and having made this round . I found myself again on Market- street wharf ...
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... very pressing in his entreaties ; I answered his letter , thanked him for his advice , and explained the reasons which had induced me to quit Boston , with such force and clearness , that he was convinced I DR . FRANKLIN .
... very pressing in his entreaties ; I answered his letter , thanked him for his advice , and explained the reasons which had induced me to quit Boston , with such force and clearness , that he was convinced I DR . FRANKLIN .
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... reason why we may not eat you . I accordingly dined on the cod with no small degree of pleasure , and have since con- tinued to eat like the rest of mankind , returning only occasionally to my vegetable plan . How convenient does it ...
... reason why we may not eat you . I accordingly dined on the cod with no small degree of pleasure , and have since con- tinued to eat like the rest of mankind , returning only occasionally to my vegetable plan . How convenient does it ...
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