The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of Essays, Humourous, Moral, and Literary : with His LifeJohn Lomax, 1831 - 290 Seiten |
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... frequently I thought myself vanquished , more by his volubility than by the force of his arguments . We separated without coming to an agreement upon this point , and as we were not to see each other again for some time , I committed my ...
... frequently I thought myself vanquished , more by his volubility than by the force of his arguments . We separated without coming to an agreement upon this point , and as we were not to see each other again for some time , I committed my ...
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... frequently came to our house . I heard the conversation that passed , and the accounts they gave of the favourable reception of their writings with the public . I was tempted to try my hand among them ; but , being still a child as it ...
... frequently came to our house . I heard the conversation that passed , and the accounts they gave of the favourable reception of their writings with the public . I was tempted to try my hand among them ; but , being still a child as it ...
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... frequent source of discord between us ; for when he had drank a little too much , he was very headstrong . 7 Being one day in a boat together , on the Delaware , with some other young persons , he refused to take his turn in rowing ...
... frequent source of discord between us ; for when he had drank a little too much , he was very headstrong . 7 Being one day in a boat together , on the Delaware , with some other young persons , he refused to take his turn in rowing ...
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... frequently puz- zled him by my questions , which appeared at first very distant from the point in debate , yet nevertheless led to it by degrees , involving him in difficulties and contradictions from which he was unable to extricate ...
... frequently puz- zled him by my questions , which appeared at first very distant from the point in debate , yet nevertheless led to it by degrees , involving him in difficulties and contradictions from which he was unable to extricate ...
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... frequently invited me to his house . He always spoke of his intention of settling me in business , as a point that was decided . I was to take with me letters of recommendation to a number of his friends ; and particularly a letter of ...
... frequently invited me to his house . He always spoke of his intention of settling me in business , as a point that was decided . I was to take with me letters of recommendation to a number of his friends ; and particularly a letter of ...
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