The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of Essays, Humorous, Moral, and Literary, with His LifeN. Hickman, 1835 - 304 Seiten |
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... gave offence to the Assembly . My brother was taken into cus- tody , censured , and ordered into confinement for a month , because , as I presume , he would not discover the author . I was also taken up , and examined be- fore the ...
... gave offence to the Assembly . My brother was taken into cus- tody , censured , and ordered into confinement for a month , because , as I presume , he would not discover the author . I was also taken up , and examined be- fore the ...
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... gave me no very civil reception ; and , having eyed me from head to foot , resumed his work . The workmen asked me with eagerness where I had been , what sort of a country it was , and how I liked it . I spoke in the highest terms of ...
... gave me no very civil reception ; and , having eyed me from head to foot , resumed his work . The workmen asked me with eagerness where I had been , what sort of a country it was , and how I liked it . I spoke in the highest terms of ...
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... gave me more chagrin than the whistle gave me pleasure . This , however , was afterwards of use to me , the impression continuing on my mind ; so that often , when I was tempted to buy some unnecessary thing , I said to myself , Don't ...
... gave me more chagrin than the whistle gave me pleasure . This , however , was afterwards of use to me , the impression continuing on my mind ; so that often , when I was tempted to buy some unnecessary thing , I said to myself , Don't ...
Inhalt
LIFE of Dr Franklin as written by Himself | 82 |
On the Death of his Brother Mr John Franklin | 140 |
A Petition of the Left Hand | 146 |
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