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By this means he early attracted our attention to what was just , prudent , and
beneficial in the conduct of life . He never talked of the meats which appeared
upon the table , never discussed whether they were well or ill - dressed , of a
good or ...
By this means he early attracted our attention to what was just , prudent , and
beneficial in the conduct of life . He never talked of the meats which appeared
upon the table , never discussed whether they were well or ill - dressed , of a
good or ...
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But as the faculty of writing prose has been of great service to me in the course of
my life , and principally contributed to my advancement , I shall relate by what
means , situated as I was , I acquired the small skill I may possess in that way .
But as the faculty of writing prose has been of great service to me in the course of
my life , and principally contributed to my advancement , I shall relate by what
means , situated as I was , I acquired the small skill I may possess in that way .
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Exclusive of his passionate treatment to me , my brother was by no means a man
of an ill temper , and perhaps my manners had too much im . pertinence not to
afford it a very natural pretext . * When he knew that it was my determination to
quit ...
Exclusive of his passionate treatment to me , my brother was by no means a man
of an ill temper , and perhaps my manners had too much im . pertinence not to
afford it a very natural pretext . * When he knew that it was my determination to
quit ...
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He exhibited , by this means , many facts in a very ludicrous point of view , which
would have given umbrage to weak minds , had his work been published , which
it never was . I spent the night at his house , and reached Burlingo ton the next ...
He exhibited , by this means , many facts in a very ludicrous point of view , which
would have given umbrage to weak minds , had his work been published , which
it never was . I spent the night at his house , and reached Burlingo ton the next ...
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Mean . whiis , I had formerly been extremely fonů of fish ; and , when one of these
cods was taken oun of the frying - pan , I thought its flavour delicious . I hesitated
sonie time hetween principle and inclination , till at last recollecting , that when ...
Mean . whiis , I had formerly been extremely fonů of fish ; and , when one of these
cods was taken oun of the frying - pan , I thought its flavour delicious . I hesitated
sonie time hetween principle and inclination , till at last recollecting , that when ...
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| Titel | The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of Essays, Humorous, Moral, and Literary: with His Life |
| Autor/in | Benjamin Franklin |
| Illustriert von | John Scoles |
| Mitwirkende Personen | William Van Norden |
| Verlag | W. Van Norden, 1825 |
| Original von | Harvard University |
| Digitalisiert | 27. Juli 2006 |
| Länge | 290 Seiten |
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