The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of Essays, Humourous, Moral, and Literary : with His LifeJohn Lomax, 1831 - 290 Seiten |
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... bodies charg- ed with electricity , and in conducting their fires silent- ly and imperceptibly , he suggested the idea of secur- ing houses , ships , & c . from being damaged by light- ning , by erecting pointed rods , that should rise ...
... bodies charg- ed with electricity , and in conducting their fires silent- ly and imperceptibly , he suggested the idea of secur- ing houses , ships , & c . from being damaged by light- ning , by erecting pointed rods , that should rise ...
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... body of mankind can be led into new practices , however salutary their tendency . It is now nearly eighty years since inoculation was introduced into Europe and America ; and it is so far from being general at present , that it will ...
... body of mankind can be led into new practices , however salutary their tendency . It is now nearly eighty years since inoculation was introduced into Europe and America ; and it is so far from being general at present , that it will ...
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... body was very great . This arose not from any supe- rior powers of eloquence ; he spoke but seldom , and he never was known to make any thing like an ela- borate harrangue . His speeches often consisted of a single sentence , of a well ...
... body was very great . This arose not from any supe- rior powers of eloquence ; he spoke but seldom , and he never was known to make any thing like an ela- borate harrangue . His speeches often consisted of a single sentence , of a well ...
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... body of men were sent out under the command of Mr. Washington , who , though a very young man , had by his conduct in the preceding year , shown himself worthy of such an important trust . Whilst marching to take possession of the post ...
... body of men were sent out under the command of Mr. Washington , who , though a very young man , had by his conduct in the preceding year , shown himself worthy of such an important trust . Whilst marching to take possession of the post ...
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... body to a place of safety , but they found it necessary to destroy their waggons and baggage , to prevent them from falling into the hands of the enemy . For the waggons which he had fur- nished , Franklin had given bonds to a large ...
... body to a place of safety , but they found it necessary to destroy their waggons and baggage , to prevent them from falling into the hands of the enemy . For the waggons which he had fur- nished , Franklin had given bonds to a large ...
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