The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of Essays, Humourous, Moral, and Literary : with His LifeJohn Lomax, 1831 - 290 Seiten |
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... ing Fatigued with walking , rowing and having pass- ed the night without sleep , I was extremely hungry , and all my money consisted of a Dutch dollar , and about a shilling's worth of coppers , which I gave DR . FRANKLIN . 33.
... ing Fatigued with walking , rowing and having pass- ed the night without sleep , I was extremely hungry , and all my money consisted of a Dutch dollar , and about a shilling's worth of coppers , which I gave DR . FRANKLIN . 33.
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... shilling's worth of coppers , which I gave to the boatmen for my passage . As I had assisted them in rowing , they refused it at first ; but I insisted on their taking it A man is sometimes more generous when he has little , than when ...
... shilling's worth of coppers , which I gave to the boatmen for my passage . As I had assisted them in rowing , they refused it at first ; but I insisted on their taking it A man is sometimes more generous when he has little , than when ...
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... shilling to drink , and took my leave . This visit stung my brother to the soul ; for when , shortly after , my mother spoke to him of a reconciliation , and a desire to see us upon good terms , he told her that I had so insulted him ...
... shilling to drink , and took my leave . This visit stung my brother to the soul ; for when , shortly after , my mother spoke to him of a reconciliation , and a desire to see us upon good terms , he told her that I had so insulted him ...
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... shillings a week for this cursed beverage ; an expense from which I was wholly ex- empt . Thus do these poor devils continue all their lives in a state of voluntary wretchedness and po- verty . At the end of a few weeks , Watts having ...
... shillings a week for this cursed beverage ; an expense from which I was wholly ex- empt . Thus do these poor devils continue all their lives in a state of voluntary wretchedness and po- verty . At the end of a few weeks , Watts having ...
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... shillings a week . This circumstance . added to my reputation of be ing a tolerable good gabber , or , in other words , skilful in the art of burlesque , kept up my importance in the chapel . I had besides recommended myself to the ...
... shillings a week . This circumstance . added to my reputation of be ing a tolerable good gabber , or , in other words , skilful in the art of burlesque , kept up my importance in the chapel . I had besides recommended myself to the ...
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