The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin, Consisting of Essays, Humorous, Moral, and Literary: With His Life, Written by Himself |
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A constant good fortune has attended me through every period of life to my present advanced age ; and my descendants may be desirous of learning what were the means of which ...
A constant good fortune has attended me through every period of life to my present advanced age ; and my descendants may be desirous of learning what were the means of which ...
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It is that power alone which has furnished me with the means I have employed , and that has crowned them with success . My faith , in this respect , leads me to hope , though I cannot count upon it , that the Divine goodness will still ...
It is that power alone which has furnished me with the means I have employed , and that has crowned them with success . My faith , in this respect , leads me to hope , though I cannot count upon it , that the Divine goodness will still ...
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... and that , of consequence , he wished to be known as the author ; because , said he , I hate from my very soul dissimulation , From Sherburn , * where I dwell , I therefore put my name , Your friend , who means you well , ER E1 .
... and that , of consequence , he wished to be known as the author ; because , said he , I hate from my very soul dissimulation , From Sherburn , * where I dwell , I therefore put my name , Your friend , who means you well , ER E1 .
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... me to a school for writing and arithmetic , kept by Mr. George Brownwell , who was a skilful master , and succeeded very well in his profession by employing gentle means only , and such as were calculated to encourage his scholars .
... me to a school for writing and arithmetic , kept by Mr. George Brownwell , who was a skilful master , and succeeded very well in his profession by employing gentle means only , and such as were calculated to encourage his scholars .
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By this means he early attracted our at . tention to what was just , prudent and beneficial in the conduct of life . He never talked of the meats which appeared upon the table , never discussed whether they were well or ill - dressed ...
By this means he early attracted our at . tention to what was just , prudent and beneficial in the conduct of life . He never talked of the meats which appeared upon the table , never discussed whether they were well or ill - dressed ...
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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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