The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of Essays, Humorous, Moral, and Literary, with His LifeS. Andrus and Son, 1847 - 304 Seiten |
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... ment ; and my disgust was so rooted that , when I afterwards succeeded him in the post - office , I took care to avoid copying his example . I had hitherto continued to board with God . frey , who , with his wife and children , occupied ...
... ment ; and my disgust was so rooted that , when I afterwards succeeded him in the post - office , I took care to avoid copying his example . I had hitherto continued to board with God . frey , who , with his wife and children , occupied ...
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... ment render abortive the labors of ages . On this account there should be , in all cities , ample provisions to prevent fires from spreading . Frank- lin early saw the necessity of these ; and about the year 1738 formed the first fire ...
... ment render abortive the labors of ages . On this account there should be , in all cities , ample provisions to prevent fires from spreading . Frank- lin early saw the necessity of these ; and about the year 1738 formed the first fire ...
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... ment . " If it suits your convenience to visit Philadel- phia before you return to Europe , I shall be ex- tremely glad to see and converse with you here , as well as to correspond with you after your set- tlement in England ; for an ...
... ment . " If it suits your convenience to visit Philadel- phia before you return to Europe , I shall be ex- tremely glad to see and converse with you here , as well as to correspond with you after your set- tlement in England ; for an ...
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... placing on a table a number of glasses of dif- ferent sizes , and tuning them by partly filling them with water , endeavored to form an instru ment capable of playing tunes . He was prevent- ed 140 LIFE OF FRANKLIN .
... placing on a table a number of glasses of dif- ferent sizes , and tuning them by partly filling them with water , endeavored to form an instru ment capable of playing tunes . He was prevent- ed 140 LIFE OF FRANKLIN .
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... ment capable of playing tunes . He was prevent- ed , by an untimely end , from bringing his inven- tion to any degree of perfection . After his death some improvements were made upon his plan . The sweetness of the tones induced Dr ...
... ment capable of playing tunes . He was prevent- ed , by an untimely end , from bringing his inven- tion to any degree of perfection . After his death some improvements were made upon his plan . The sweetness of the tones induced Dr ...
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