The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of Essays, Humourous, Moral, and Literary : with His LifeJohn Lomax, 1831 - 290 Seiten |
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... offered myself , and was accepted ; and in this house I con- tinued during the remainder of my stay in London . On my entrance I worked at first as a pressman , conceiving that I had need of bodily exercise , to which I had been ...
... offered myself , and was accepted ; and in this house I con- tinued during the remainder of my stay in London . On my entrance I worked at first as a pressman , conceiving that I had need of bodily exercise , to which I had been ...
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... offered to take me with him in the capacity of clerk , to keep his books , in which he would instruct me , copy letters , and su- perintend the store . He added , that as soon as I had acquired a knowledge of mercantile transactions ...
... offered to take me with him in the capacity of clerk , to keep his books , in which he would instruct me , copy letters , and su- perintend the store . He added , that as soon as I had acquired a knowledge of mercantile transactions ...
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... offered me a very liberal reward if I would undertake to instruct them . They were not yet arrived in town , and the stay I should make was uncertain ; I could not therefore accept his proposal . I was led , how- ever , to suppose from ...
... offered me a very liberal reward if I would undertake to instruct them . They were not yet arrived in town , and the stay I should make was uncertain ; I could not therefore accept his proposal . I was led , how- ever , to suppose from ...
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... offered me a very considera- ble salary if I would undertake the management of his printing office , that he might devote himself en- tirely to the superintendence of his shop . His wife and relations in London had given me a bad charac ...
... offered me a very considera- ble salary if I would undertake the management of his printing office , that he might devote himself en- tirely to the superintendence of his shop . His wife and relations in London had given me a bad charac ...
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... offered an immediate treat and bounty - money to whoever was disposed to serve in America . He instantly re- paired to the house of rendezvous , enlisted himself , was put on board a ship , and conveyed to America , without ever writing ...
... offered an immediate treat and bounty - money to whoever was disposed to serve in America . He instantly re- paired to the house of rendezvous , enlisted himself , was put on board a ship , and conveyed to America , without ever writing ...
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