The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of Essays, Humorous, Moral, and Literary : with His LifeW. Van Norden, 1825 - 290 Seiten |
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... wished every one to be ignorant of the place of my residence , except my friend Collins ; to whom I wrote , and who kept my secret . An incident however arrived , which sent me home much sooner than I had proposed . I had a brother - in ...
... wished every one to be ignorant of the place of my residence , except my friend Collins ; to whom I wrote , and who kept my secret . An incident however arrived , which sent me home much sooner than I had proposed . I had a brother - in ...
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... wished me to accompany him to a tavern , where he and Col. French were going to taste some excellent Madeira wine . I was , I confess , somewhat surprised , and Keimer appeared thunderstruck . I went , however , with the Governor and ...
... wished me to accompany him to a tavern , where he and Col. French were going to taste some excellent Madeira wine . I was , I confess , somewhat surprised , and Keimer appeared thunderstruck . I went , however , with the Governor and ...
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... wished to get employment as a merchant's clerk ; but either his breath or his countenance betray- ed his bad habit ; for though he had recommendations , he met with no success , and continued to lodge and eat with me , and at my expense ...
... wished to get employment as a merchant's clerk ; but either his breath or his countenance betray- ed his bad habit ; for though he had recommendations , he met with no success , and continued to lodge and eat with me , and at my expense ...
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... wished to amuse myself by starving him . He consented to make trial of this regimen , if I would bear him company ; and , in reality , we continued it for three months . A woman in the neighbourhood prepared and brought us our victuals ...
... wished to amuse myself by starving him . He consented to make trial of this regimen , if I would bear him company ; and , in reality , we continued it for three months . A woman in the neighbourhood prepared and brought us our victuals ...
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... wished to be excused ; pretended that I had no time to make cor- rections , & c . No excuse , however , was admissible , the piece must be produced . It was read and re - read . Watson and Osborne immediately resigned the palm , and ...
... wished to be excused ; pretended that I had no time to make cor- rections , & c . No excuse , however , was admissible , the piece must be produced . It was read and re - read . Watson and Osborne immediately resigned the palm , and ...
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