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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... 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 consisted of a biscuit only , or a slice of bread and a bunch of raisins , or a bun from the pastry - cook's , with a glass of water , I had the rest of the time , till their return , for study ; and my progress therein was ...
... frequently consisted of a biscuit only , or a slice of bread and a bunch of raisins , or a bun from the pastry - cook's , with a glass of water , I had the rest of the time , till their return , for study ; and my progress therein was ...
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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 be . tween us ; for when he had drank a little too much , he was very headstrong . 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 be . tween us ; for when he had drank a little too much , he was very headstrong . 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 ...
... 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 ...
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