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Page 39
... supposed to make so ridiculous and contradictory a creature , that must be always fighting with himself in order to be at rest , and undergo voluntary hardships in order to be happy . Are we created sick only to be commanded to be sound ...
... supposed to make so ridiculous and contradictory a creature , that must be always fighting with himself in order to be at rest , and undergo voluntary hardships in order to be happy . Are we created sick only to be commanded to be sound ...
Page 68
... Cape ! that as to America , it was never supposed there was any such place ; neither had the world , though they stood upon the shoulders of four thousand years ' experience , the least 68 FRANKLIN'S ESSAYS AND LETTERS ,
... Cape ! that as to America , it was never supposed there was any such place ; neither had the world , though they stood upon the shoulders of four thousand years ' experience , the least 68 FRANKLIN'S ESSAYS AND LETTERS ,
Page 110
... supposed insur- mountable difficulty , that one is encouraged to con- tinue the contest to the last , in hopes of victory by our own skill , or at least of getting a stale mate , by the negligence of our adversary . And whoever ...
... supposed insur- mountable difficulty , that one is encouraged to con- tinue the contest to the last , in hopes of victory by our own skill , or at least of getting a stale mate , by the negligence of our adversary . And whoever ...
Page 115
... supposed to have best preserved his health , that he slept always in the open air ; for , when he had lived five hundred years , an angel said to him : " Arise , Methusalem , and build thee an house , for thou shalt yet live five ...
... supposed to have best preserved his health , that he slept always in the open air ; for , when he had lived five hundred years , an angel said to him : " Arise , Methusalem , and build thee an house , for thou shalt yet live five ...
Page 121
... supposed at first prudently , for saving of water when short , that fowls do not know when they have drank enough , and will kill themselves if you give them too much , so they are served with a little only once in two days . This is ...
... supposed at first prudently , for saving of water when short , that fowls do not know when they have drank enough , and will kill themselves if you give them too much , so they are served with a little only once in two days . This is ...
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