The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of Essays, Humourous, Moral, and Literary : with His LifeJohn Lomax, 1831 - 290 Seiten |
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... took some of the tales of the Spectator and turned them into verse ; and , after a time , when I had sufficiently forgotten them , I again converted them into prose . Sometimes also I mingled all my summaries toge- ther ; and , a few ...
... took some of the tales of the Spectator and turned them into verse ; and , after a time , when I had sufficiently forgotten them , I again converted them into prose . Sometimes also I mingled all my summaries toge- ther ; and , a few ...
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... took Cocker's Treatise of Arithmetic , and went through it myself with the utmost ease . I also read a book of Navigation by Seller and Sturmy , and made myself master of the little geometry it contains , but I never proceeded far in ...
... took Cocker's Treatise of Arithmetic , and went through it myself with the utmost ease . I also read a book of Navigation by Seller and Sturmy , and made myself master of the little geometry it contains , but I never proceeded far in ...
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... took in very ill part This severe and tyrannical treatment contributed , I believe , to imprint on my mind that aversion to arbitrary power , which , during my whole life , I have ever preserved . My apprentice- ship became ...
... took in very ill part This severe and tyrannical treatment contributed , I believe , to imprint on my mind that aversion to arbitrary power , which , during my whole life , I have ever preserved . My apprentice- ship became ...
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... took some refreshment , and perceiving that I had read a little , he expressed towards me considerable interest and friendship Our acquaintance continued during the remainder of his life I believe him to have been what is called an ...
... took some refreshment , and perceiving that I had read a little , he expressed towards me considerable interest and friendship Our acquaintance continued during the remainder of his life I believe him to have been what is called an ...
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... took me in . As there was no wind , we could only make way with our oars . About mid- night , not perceiving the town , some of the company were of opinion that we must have passed it , and were unwilling to row any farther ; the rest ...
... took me in . As there was no wind , we could only make way with our oars . About mid- night , not perceiving the town , some of the company were of opinion that we must have passed it , and were unwilling to row any farther ; the rest ...
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