The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of Essays, Humourous, Moral, and Literary : with His LifeJohn Lomax, 1831 - 290 Seiten |
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... thought with reason , that I made a very singular and gro- tesque appearance . I then turned the corner , and went through Ches- nut - street , eating my roll all the way ; and having made this round . I found myself again on Market ...
... thought with reason , that I made a very singular and gro- tesque appearance . I then turned the corner , and went through Ches- nut - street , eating my roll all the way ; and having made this round . I found myself again on Market ...
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... thought of making , in the eyes of Miss Reed , a more respectable appear- ance than when chance exhibited me to her view , eat- ing my roll and wandering in the streets . From this period I began to contract acquaintance with such young ...
... thought of making , in the eyes of Miss Reed , a more respectable appear- ance than when chance exhibited me to her view , eat- ing my roll and wandering in the streets . From this period I began to contract acquaintance with such young ...
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... thought me , he said , a young man of very promising talents , and that , of consequence , I ought to be encouraged ; that there were at Philadel phia none but very ignorant printers , and that if I were to set up for myself , he had no ...
... thought me , he said , a young man of very promising talents , and that , of consequence , I ought to be encouraged ; that there were at Philadel phia none but very ignorant printers , and that if I were to set up for myself , he had no ...
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... thought me too young to be entrusted with the conduct of so important an enter- prise , and which would require so considerable a sum of money . My old comrade , Collins , who was a clerk in the post - office . charmed with the account ...
... thought me too young to be entrusted with the conduct of so important an enter- prise , and which would require so considerable a sum of money . My old comrade , Collins , who was a clerk in the post - office . charmed with the account ...
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... thought I was to much inclined ; adding that with perseverance and prudent economy , I might , by the time I became of age , save enough to establish myself in business ; and that if a small sum should then be wanting , he would ...
... thought I was to much inclined ; adding that with perseverance and prudent economy , I might , by the time I became of age , save enough to establish myself in business ; and that if a small sum should then be wanting , he would ...
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