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Page 27
... called my gross description ( be he who he will to whom my accuser has applied the character of Cretico ) , is , that he is a sour philoso- pher , crafty , but not wise . Few human characters can be drawn that will not fit somebody , in ...
... called my gross description ( be he who he will to whom my accuser has applied the character of Cretico ) , is , that he is a sour philoso- pher , crafty , but not wise . Few human characters can be drawn that will not fit somebody , in ...
Page 31
... called in question on that account . Injustices of this nature I could complain of in many instances ; but I am at present diverted by the reception of a letter , which , though it regards me only in my private capacity , as an adept ...
... called in question on that account . Injustices of this nature I could complain of in many instances ; but I am at present diverted by the reception of a letter , which , though it regards me only in my private capacity , as an adept ...
Page 38
... called him into being ? Say , Ho- ratio , are these men equally wise and happy ? and is every thing to be measured by mere fancy and opinion , without considering whether that fancy or opinion be 38 FRANKLIN'S ESSAYS AND LETTERS ,
... called him into being ? Say , Ho- ratio , are these men equally wise and happy ? and is every thing to be measured by mere fancy and opinion , without considering whether that fancy or opinion be 38 FRANKLIN'S ESSAYS AND LETTERS ,
Page 45
... called the good of man , which , even while he is tasting , he may be miserable ; and which , when he cannot taste , he is necessarily so ? Can that be our good which costs us a great deal of pains to obtain , which cloys in possessing ...
... called the good of man , which , even while he is tasting , he may be miserable ; and which , when he cannot taste , he is necessarily so ? Can that be our good which costs us a great deal of pains to obtain , which cloys in possessing ...
Page 58
... called arithmetic ; and that which is concerned about measure in general , whether length , breadth , motion , force , & c . is called geometry . As to the usefulness of arithmetic , it is well known that no business , commerce , trade ...
... called arithmetic ; and that which is concerned about measure in general , whether length , breadth , motion , force , & c . is called geometry . As to the usefulness of arithmetic , it is well known that no business , commerce , trade ...
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