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The weather was very tempestuous , and we wirectie were obliged to pump
without intermission ; I took nd here my turn . We arrived , however , safe and
sound , at I had been absent seven complete months , and my Sliteness i
relations ...
The weather was very tempestuous , and we wirectie were obliged to pump
without intermission ; I took nd here my turn . We arrived , however , safe and
sound , at I had been absent seven complete months , and my Sliteness i
relations ...
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... and was a frequent source of discord between us ; for when he had drank a
little too much , he was very headstrong . Being one day in a boat together on the
Delaware , with some other young persons , he refused to take his turn in rowing .
... and was a frequent source of discord between us ; for when he had drank a
little too much , he was very headstrong . Being one day in a boat together on the
Delaware , with some other young persons , he refused to take his turn in rowing .
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When he explained to me his tenets , I found many absurdities which I refused to
admit , unless he would agree in turn to adopt some of my opinions . Keimer Tore
his beard long , because Moses had somewhere said , “ Thou shalt not mar the ...
When he explained to me his tenets , I found many absurdities which I refused to
admit , unless he would agree in turn to adopt some of my opinions . Keimer Tore
his beard long , because Moses had somewhere said , “ Thou shalt not mar the ...
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He had himself nothing to show . It was now my turn . I made some difficulty ;
seemed as if I wished to be excused ; pretended that I had no time to make corha
rections , & c . No excuse , however , was admissible , the piece must be
produced .
He had himself nothing to show . It was now my turn . I made some difficulty ;
seemed as if I wished to be excused ; pretended that I had no time to make corha
rections , & c . No excuse , however , was admissible , the piece must be
produced .
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At first believing himself possessed of talents for the stage , he thought of turning
actor ; but Wilkes , to whom he applied , frankly advised him to renounce the idea
, as it was impossible he could succeed . He next proposed to Roberts , a ...
At first believing himself possessed of talents for the stage , he thought of turning
actor ; but Wilkes , to whom he applied , frankly advised him to renounce the idea
, as it was impossible he could succeed . He next proposed to Roberts , 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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