The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of Essays, Humorous, Moral, and Literary, with His LifeN. Hickman, 1835 - 304 Seiten |
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... pleasure to those to whom it was new . In my youth I took great de- light in this exercise . I knew , and could execute , all the evolutions and positions of Thevenot ; and I added to them some of my own invention , in which I ...
... pleasure to those to whom it was new . In my youth I took great de- light in this exercise . I knew , and could execute , all the evolutions and positions of Thevenot ; and I added to them some of my own invention , in which I ...
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... pleasure , to assist us in acquiring knowledge , or doing good to our fellow - creatures , is a kind and benevolent act of God . When they become unfit for these purposes , and afford us pain instead of pleasure , instead of an aid ...
... pleasure , to assist us in acquiring knowledge , or doing good to our fellow - creatures , is a kind and benevolent act of God . When they become unfit for these purposes , and afford us pain instead of pleasure , instead of an aid ...
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... pleasure , sacrificing every laudable improvement of the mind , or of his fortune , to mere corporeal sensations ; Mistaken man , says I , you are providing pain for yourself instead of pleasure : you give too much for your whistle . If ...
... pleasure , sacrificing every laudable improvement of the mind , or of his fortune , to mere corporeal sensations ; Mistaken man , says I , you are providing pain for yourself instead of pleasure : you give too much for your whistle . If ...
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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