The Life of Benjamin Franklin: Including a Sketch of the Rise and Progress of the War of Independence, and of the Various Negociations at Paris for Peace; with the History of His Political and Other Writings |
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... united . At length James's affairs were brought to a crisis which presented him the wished - for prospect of liberty . The Massachusetts Assembly , which sat at Boston , took offence at some political remarks in the Courant , and issued ...
... united . At length James's affairs were brought to a crisis which presented him the wished - for prospect of liberty . The Massachusetts Assembly , which sat at Boston , took offence at some political remarks in the Courant , and issued ...
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... united , as in his own case ; only this worthy son of the muses had not so ungratefully abandoned them . He was composing verses in solid printing - metal , not finding them to require the crucible of writing or further thought , and ...
... united , as in his own case ; only this worthy son of the muses had not so ungratefully abandoned them . He was composing verses in solid printing - metal , not finding them to require the crucible of writing or further thought , and ...
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... united measures for the public defence . The characteristic soundness of the author's reasoning , and the remarkable effect produced by it , induce us to give an extract . " The enemy , " says he , " no doubt have been told , that the ...
... united measures for the public defence . The characteristic soundness of the author's reasoning , and the remarkable effect produced by it , induce us to give an extract . " The enemy , " says he , " no doubt have been told , that the ...
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... united force of reason , duty , and religion . " We must subjoin the conclusion of this spirited piece , as containing a strong eulogium on that parent country against which Franklin afterwards was called to act so much like an enemy ...
... united force of reason , duty , and religion . " We must subjoin the conclusion of this spirited piece , as containing a strong eulogium on that parent country against which Franklin afterwards was called to act so much like an enemy ...
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... united , thoroughly armed and disciplined - was every thing in our power done for our security , as far as human means and foresight could provide - we might then , with more propriety , humbly ask the assistance of heaven , and a ...
... united , thoroughly armed and disciplined - was every thing in our power done for our security , as far as human means and foresight could provide - we might then , with more propriety , humbly ask the assistance of heaven , and a ...
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Page 362 - Magdalen Islands, and Labrador, so long as the same shall remain unsettled; but so soon as the same or either of them shall be settled, it shall not be lawful for the said fishermen to dry or cure fish at such settlement, without a previous agreement for that purpose with the inhabitants, proprietors, or possessors of the ground.
Page 336 - The taxes are indeed very heavy ; and if those laid on by the government were the only ones we had to pay, we might more easily discharg-e them ; but we have many others, and much more grievous to some of us. — We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three times as much by our pride, and four times as much by our folly; and from these -taxes the commissioners cannot ease or deliver us, by allowing an abatement. However, let us hearken to good advice, and something may be done for us : ' God...
Page 306 - THE BODY of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Printer, (like the cover of an old book, its contents torn out, and stript of its lettering and gilding) lies here food for worms ; yet the work itself shall not be lost, for it will (as he believed) appear once more in a new and more beautiful edition, corrected and amended by THE AUTHOR.
Page 336 - Lost time is never found again ; and what we call time enough, always proves little enough : let us then up and be doing, and doing to the purpose ; so by diligence shall we do more with less perplexity. Sloth makes all things difficult, but industry all easy ; and he that riseth late must trot all day, and shall scarce overtake his business at night ; while laziness travels so slowly, that poverty soon overtakes him. Drive thy business, let not that drive thee ; and early to bed, and early to rise,...
Page 336 - ... or deliver us by allowing an Abatement. However let us hearken to good Advice, and something may be done for us; God helps them that help themselves, as Poor Richard says, in his Almanack of 1733.
Page 66 - Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings ; he shall not stand before mean men...
Page 361 - St Croix river to the highlands, along the said highlands which divide those rivers that empty themselves into the river St Lawrence, from those which fall into the Atlantic Ocean...
Page 340 - Years can never be spent but, always taking out of the Meal-tub, and never putting in, soon comes to the Bottom; as Poor Dick says, When the Well's dry, they know the Worth of Water. But this they might have known before, if they had taken his Advice; If you would know the Value of Money, go and try to borrow some; for, he that goes a borrowing goes a sorrowing; and indeed so does he that lends to such People, when he goes to get it in again.
Page 372 - No person except a natural-born citizen, or a citizen of the United States, at the time of the adoption of this constitution, shall be eligible to the office of President; neither shall any person be eligible to that office who shall not have attained to the age of thirty-five years, and been fourteen years a resident within the United States.
Page 391 - In short, the way to wealth, if you desire it, is as plain as the way to market. It depends chiefly on two words, industry and frugality — that is, waste neither time nor money, but make the best use of both.