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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... bodies charged with electricity , and in conducting their fires silently and imperceptibly , he suggested the idea of securing houses , ships , & c . from being damaged by lightning , by erecting pointed rods , that should rise some ...
... bodies charged with electricity , and in conducting their fires silently and imperceptibly , he suggested the idea of securing houses , ships , & c . from being damaged by lightning , by erecting pointed rods , that should rise some ...
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... body was very great . This arose not from any supe- rior powers of eloquence ; he spoke but seldom , and he never was known to make any thing like an ela- borate harrangue . His speeches often consisted of a single sentence , of a well ...
... body was very great . This arose not from any supe- rior powers of eloquence ; he spoke but seldom , and he never was known to make any thing like an ela- borate harrangue . His speeches often consisted of a single sentence , of a well ...
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... body of men were sent out under the command of Mr. Washington , who , though a very young man , had by his conduct in the preceding year , shown himself worthy of such an important trust.- Whilst marching to take possession of the post ...
... body of men were sent out under the command of Mr. Washington , who , though a very young man , had by his conduct in the preceding year , shown himself worthy of such an important trust.- Whilst marching to take possession of the post ...
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... body to a place of safety , but they found it necessary to destroy their waggons and baggage , to prevent them from falling into the hands of the enemy . For the waggons which he had fur- nished , Franklin had given bonds to a large ...
... body to a place of safety , but they found it necessary to destroy their waggons and baggage , to prevent them from falling into the hands of the enemy . For the waggons which he had fur- nished , Franklin had given bonds to a large ...
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... body of troops , with which he repaired to the place at which their presence was necessary . Here he built a fort , and placed the garrison in such a posture of defence , as would enable them to withstand the inroads , to which the ...
... body of troops , with which he repaired to the place at which their presence was necessary . Here he built a fort , and placed the garrison in such a posture of defence , as would enable them to withstand the inroads , to which the ...
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