The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin, Consisting of Essays, Humorous, Moral, and Literary: With His Life, Written by HimselfJohn Lomax, 1831 - 290 Seiten |
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... the faculty of speech has been bestowed on man . In short , if you wish to inform , a positive and dogmatical manner of advancing your opinion may provoke contradiction , and prevent your being heard with atten tion . DR . FRANKLIN . 25.
... the faculty of speech has been bestowed on man . In short , if you wish to inform , a positive and dogmatical manner of advancing your opinion may provoke contradiction , and prevent your being heard with atten tion . DR . FRANKLIN . 25.
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... tion . On the other hand , if , with a desire of being informed , and of benefitting by the knowledge of others , you express yourself as being strongly attach- ed to your own opinions , modest and sensible men , who do not love ...
... tion . On the other hand , if , with a desire of being informed , and of benefitting by the knowledge of others , you express yourself as being strongly attach- ed to your own opinions , modest and sensible men , who do not love ...
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... tion ; but my father , siding with my brother , I pre- sumed that if I attempted to depart openly , measures would be taken to prevent me . My friend Collins undertook to favour my flight . He agreed for my pas- sage with a captain of a ...
... tion ; but my father , siding with my brother , I pre- sumed that if I attempted to depart openly , measures would be taken to prevent me . My friend Collins undertook to favour my flight . He agreed for my pas- sage with a captain of a ...
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... tion of going back again . One of them asking what sort of money we had , I displayed before them a hand- ful of silver , which I drew from my pocket . This was - a curiosity to which they were not accustomed , paper being the current ...
... tion of going back again . One of them asking what sort of money we had , I displayed before them a hand- ful of silver , which I drew from my pocket . This was - a curiosity to which they were not accustomed , paper being the current ...
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... tion , to form no connexion with them " As I appear- ed at first not to think quite so ill of them as she did , she related many things she had seen and heard , which had escaped my attention , but which convinc- ed me that she was in ...
... tion , to form no connexion with them " As I appear- ed at first not to think quite so ill of them as she did , she related many things she had seen and heard , which had escaped my attention , but which convinc- ed me that she was in ...
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