The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of Essays, Humorous, Moral, and Literary, with His LifeS. Andrus and Son, 1847 - 304 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 forgot- ten them , I again converted them into prose . Sometimes , also , I mingled all my summaries together ; and a few ...
... took some of the tales of the Spectator , and turned them into verse ; and after a time , when I had sufficiently forgot- ten them , I again converted them into prose . Sometimes , also , I mingled all my summaries together ; and a few ...
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... took Cocker's Treaties on Arithmetic , and went through it by myself with the utmost ease . I also read a book ef Naviga- tion by Seller and Sturmy , and made myself master of the little geometry it contains , but I never proceeded far ...
... took Cocker's Treaties on Arithmetic , and went through it by myself with the utmost ease . I also read a book ef Naviga- tion by Seller and Sturmy , and made myself master of the little geometry it contains , but I never proceeded far ...
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... took in very ill part . This severe and ty- rannical treatment contributed , I believe , to im- print on my mind that aversion to arbitrary pow- er , which , during my whole life , I have ever pre- served . My apprenticeship became ...
... took in very ill part . This severe and ty- rannical treatment contributed , I believe , to im- print on my mind that aversion to arbitrary pow- er , which , during my whole life , I have ever pre- served . My apprenticeship became ...
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... the even- ing at an inn , eight or ten miles from Burlington , that was kept by one Dr. Brown . This man entered into conversation with me , while I took some refreshment , and perceiving that I 36 LIFE OF FRANKLIN .
... the even- ing at an inn , eight or ten miles from Burlington , that was kept by one Dr. Brown . This man entered into conversation with me , while I took some refreshment , and perceiving that I 36 LIFE OF FRANKLIN .
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... took some refreshment , and perceiving that I had read a little , he expressed towards me considerable interest and friendship . Our ac- quaintance continued during the remainder of his life . I believe him to be what is called an ...
... took some refreshment , and perceiving that I had read a little , he expressed towards me considerable interest and friendship . Our ac- quaintance continued during the remainder of his life . I believe him to be what is called an ...
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