The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of Essays, Humorous, Moral, and Literary : with His LifeW. Van Norden, 1825 - 290 Seiten |
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... employed it . It soon afforded me singular pleasure ; I incessantly practised it ; and became very adroit in ... employ for some years ; but I afterwards abandoned it by degrees , retaining only the habit of expressing myself with modest ...
... employed it . It soon afforded me singular pleasure ; I incessantly practised it ; and became very adroit in ... employ for some years ; but I afterwards abandoned it by degrees , retaining only the habit of expressing myself with modest ...
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... employed in distri buting the copies to his customers , after having assisted in composing and working them off . Among his friends he had a number of literary characters , who , as an amusement , wrote short essays for the paper ...
... employed in distri buting the copies to his customers , after having assisted in composing and working them off . Among his friends he had a number of literary characters , who , as an amusement , wrote short essays for the paper ...
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... employ me . The idea then suggested itself to me of going to New - York , the near est town in which there was a printing - office . Farther reflection confirmed me in the design of leaving Bos- ton , where I had already rendered myself ...
... employ me . The idea then suggested itself to me of going to New - York , the near est town in which there was a printing - office . Farther reflection confirmed me in the design of leaving Bos- ton , where I had already rendered myself ...
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... employ- inent himself , having little to do , and already as many persons as he wanted ; but he told me that his son , printer at Philadelphia , had lately lost his principal workman , Aquila Rose , who was dead , and that if I would go ...
... employ- inent himself , having little to do , and already as many persons as he wanted ; but he told me that his son , printer at Philadelphia , had lately lost his principal workman , Aquila Rose , who was dead , and that if I would go ...
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... employ me ; and that in case of refusal , 1 should be welcome to lodge at his house , and he would give me a little work now and then , till something better should offer . The old man offered to introduce me to the new printer . When ...
... employ me ; and that in case of refusal , 1 should be welcome to lodge at his house , and he would give me a little work now and then , till something better should offer . The old man offered to introduce me to the new printer . When ...
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