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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... persons to whom friend- ship is indispensably necessary . I acquired it by reading , while I lived with my father , books of reli- gious controversy . I have since remarked , that men of sense seldom fall into this error ; lawyers ...
... persons to whom friend- ship is indispensably necessary . I acquired it by reading , while I lived with my father , books of reli- gious controversy . I have since remarked , that men of sense seldom fall into this error ; lawyers ...
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... persons of superior understand- ing , concessions of which they did not foresee the consequence . Thus I involved them in difficulties from which they were unable to extricate themselves , and sometimes obtained victories , which ...
... persons of superior understand- ing , concessions of which they did not foresee the consequence . Thus I involved them in difficulties from which they were unable to extricate themselves , and sometimes obtained victories , which ...
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... person . On the contrary , I con- ceived that , in many instances , he was too rigorous , and that , on the part of a brother , I had a right to expect greater indulgence . Our disputes were fre- quently brought before my father ; and ...
... person . On the contrary , I con- ceived that , in many instances , he was too rigorous , and that , on the part of a brother , I had a right to expect greater indulgence . Our disputes were fre- quently brought before my father ; and ...
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... persons as he wanted ; but he told me that his son , printer at Philadelphia , had lately lost his principal workman , Aquila Rose , who was dead , and that if I would go thither , he believed that he would engage me . Philadelphia was ...
... persons as he wanted ; but he told me that his son , printer at Philadelphia , had lately lost his principal workman , Aquila Rose , who was dead , and that if I would go thither , he believed that he would engage me . Philadelphia was ...
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... person of his rank , and that my industry and economy had ena bled me to equip myself so handsomely in so short a period . Seeing no appearance of accommodating mat- ters between my brother and me , he consented to my return to ...
... person of his rank , and that my industry and economy had ena bled me to equip myself so handsomely in so short a period . Seeing no appearance of accommodating mat- ters between my brother and me , he consented to my return to ...
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