The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of Essays, Humourous, Moral, and Literary : with His LifeJohn Lomax, 1831 - 290 Seiten |
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... marsh , upon the borders of which we were accus- tomed to take our stand , at high water , to angle for small fish . By dint of walking , we had converted perfect quagmire . My proposal was to erect a wharf 10 LIFE OF.
... marsh , upon the borders of which we were accus- tomed to take our stand , at high water , to angle for small fish . By dint of walking , we had converted perfect quagmire . My proposal was to erect a wharf 10 LIFE OF.
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... proposal was to erect a wharf that should afford us firm footing ; and I pointed out to my companions a large heap of stones , intended for the building a new house near the marsh , and which were well adapted for our purpose . Accord ...
... proposal was to erect a wharf that should afford us firm footing ; and I pointed out to my companions a large heap of stones , intended for the building a new house near the marsh , and which were well adapted for our purpose . Accord ...
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... proposed as things forgot . And in the same poem he afterwards advises us , To speak , though sure , with seeming diffidence . He might have added to these lines , one that he has coupled elsewhere , in my opinion , with less- propriety ...
... proposed as things forgot . And in the same poem he afterwards advises us , To speak , though sure , with seeming diffidence . He might have added to these lines , one that he has coupled elsewhere , in my opinion , with less- propriety ...
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... the newspaper entitled the New England Courant . " " In this con juncture , we held a consultation of our friends at the printing - house , in order to determine what was to be dene . Some propose to evade the order , by 38 LIFE OF.
... the newspaper entitled the New England Courant . " " In this con juncture , we held a consultation of our friends at the printing - house , in order to determine what was to be dene . Some propose to evade the order , by 38 LIFE OF.
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... propose to evade the order , by ehang ing the title of the paper ; but my brother foreseeing in- conveniences that would result from this step , thought it better that it soud in future be printed in the name of Benjamin Franklin ; and ...
... propose to evade the order , by ehang ing the title of the paper ; but my brother foreseeing in- conveniences that would result from this step , thought it better that it soud in future be printed in the name of Benjamin Franklin ; and ...
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