The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of Essays, Humorous, Moral, and Literary, with His LifeS. Andrus and Son, 1847 - 304 Seiten |
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... England , because he found his own , that of a dyer , in too little request to enable him to main- tain his family . I was accordingly employed in cutting the wicks and filling the moulds , taking care of the shop , carrying messages ...
... England , because he found his own , that of a dyer , in too little request to enable him to main- tain his family . I was accordingly employed in cutting the wicks and filling the moulds , taking care of the shop , carrying messages ...
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... England ' in 1717 ' with a press and types , in order to establish a printing house at Boston . This business pleased me much bet- ter than that of my father , though I had still a predilection for the sea . To prevent the effects which ...
... England ' in 1717 ' with a press and types , in order to establish a printing house at Boston . This business pleased me much bet- ter than that of my father , though I had still a predilection for the sea . To prevent the effects which ...
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... England Courant . " The only one that ex- isted before was the Boston News - Letter . " Some of his friends , I remember , would have dissuaded him from this undertaking , as a thing that was not likely to succeed ; a single newspaper ...
... England Courant . " The only one that ex- isted before was the Boston News - Letter . " Some of his friends , I remember , would have dissuaded him from this undertaking , as a thing that was not likely to succeed ; a single newspaper ...
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... England Courant . " In this conjuncture , we held a con- sultation of our friends at the printing - house , in order to determine what was proper to be done . Some proposed to evade the order , by changing the title of the paper ; but ...
... England Courant . " In this conjuncture , we held a con- sultation of our friends at the printing - house , in order to determine what was proper to be done . Some proposed to evade the order , by changing the title of the paper ; but ...
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... England , or in- deed in Europe , of which he could not give a par- ticular account . He was neither deficient in understanding , nor literature ; but he was a sad infidel ; and , some years after , wickedly undertook to travesty the ...
... England , or in- deed in Europe , of which he could not give a par- ticular account . He was neither deficient in understanding , nor literature ; but he was a sad infidel ; and , some years after , wickedly undertook to travesty the ...
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