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... was extremely hungry : and all my money consisted of a Dutch dollar , and .
gave me about a shilling's worth of coppers , which DR . FRANKLIN .
... was extremely hungry : and all my money consisted of a Dutch dollar , and .
gave me about a shilling's worth of coppers , which DR . FRANKLIN .
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gave me about a 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 ...
gave me about a 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 ...
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I failed not , after then and far this , to let them see my watch ; and , at last , my rot '
et de gelipal continuing sullen and out of humour , I gave them & shilling to drink ,
and took my leave . This visit stungite per my brother to the soul ; for when ...
I failed not , after then and far this , to let them see my watch ; and , at last , my rot '
et de gelipal continuing sullen and out of humour , I gave them & shilling to drink ,
and took my leave . This visit stungite per my brother to the soul ; for when ...
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This reasoning , however , did not prevent him from drinking his accustomed
quantity of beer , and paying every Saturday night a score of four or five shillings
a week for this cursed beverage ; an expense from which I was wholly exempt .
This reasoning , however , did not prevent him from drinking his accustomed
quantity of beer , and paying every Saturday night a score of four or five shillings
a week for this cursed beverage ; an expense from which I was wholly exempt .
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I attended at the pay - table every Saturday evening , to take up the little sum
which I had made myself answerable for ; and which sometimes amounted to
nearly thirty shillings a week . This circumstance , added to my reputation of be .
ing a ...
I attended at the pay - table every Saturday evening , to take up the little sum
which I had made myself answerable for ; and which sometimes amounted to
nearly thirty shillings a week . This circumstance , added to my reputation of be .
ing a ...
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| Titel | The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin, Consisting of Essays, Humorous, Moral, and Literary: With His Life, Written by Himself The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of Essays, Humourous, Moral, and Literary: with His Life, Benjamin Franklin |
| Autor/in | Benjamin Franklin |
| Verlag | R. Griffin & Company, 1831 |
| Original von | University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign |
| Digitalisiert | 22. Nov. 2017 |
| Länge | 290 Seiten |
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