The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of Essays, Humourous, Moral, and Literary : with His LifeJohn Lomax, 1831 - 290 Seiten |
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... rest , I fell into a sound sleep . In this state I continued till the assembly dispersed , when one of 1 the congregation had the goodness to wake me . This was consequently the first house I entered , or in which I slept in ...
... rest , I fell into a sound sleep . In this state I continued till the assembly dispersed , when one of 1 the congregation had the goodness to wake me . This was consequently the first house I entered , or in which I slept in ...
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... rest of his journey ; a burthen that was very inconvenient to me . The Governor of New - York , whose name was Ber- net , hearing the Captain say , that a young man , who was a passenger in his ship , had a great number of books ...
... rest of his journey ; a burthen that was very inconvenient to me . The Governor of New - York , whose name was Ber- net , hearing the Captain say , that a young man , who was a passenger in his ship , had a great number of books ...
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... rest of the company ; what signifies whether he assists or not . But , already angry with him for his conduct in other respects , I persisted in my refusal . He then swore that he would make me row , or would throw me out of the boat ...
... rest of the company ; what signifies whether he assists or not . But , already angry with him for his conduct in other respects , I persisted in my refusal . He then swore that he would make me row , or would throw me out of the boat ...
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... rest of mankind , returning only occasionally to my vegetable plan . How convenient does it prove to be a rational animal , that knows how to find or invent a plausible pretext for whatever it has an inclination to do . I continued to ...
... rest of mankind , returning only occasionally to my vegetable plan . How convenient does it prove to be a rational animal , that knows how to find or invent a plausible pretext for whatever it has an inclination to do . I continued to ...
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... rest em- ployed both hands to carry one . They were surprised to see , by this , and many other examples , that the American Aquatic , as they used to call me , was stronger than those who drank porter . The beer boy had sufficient ...
... rest em- ployed both hands to carry one . They were surprised to see , by this , and many other examples , that the American Aquatic , as they used to call me , was stronger than those who drank porter . The beer boy had sufficient ...
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