Autobiography of Benjamin FranklinMacmillan, 1909 - 249 pages |
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... officer of the spiritual court . In that case the stool was turned down again upon its feet , when the Bible remained concealed under it as before . This anecdote I had from Uncle Benjamin . The family continued all of the Church of ...
... officer of the spiritual court . In that case the stool was turned down again upon its feet , when the Bible remained concealed under it as before . This anecdote I had from Uncle Benjamin . The family continued all of the Church of ...
Page 109
... officers , and met every week to be instructed in the manual exercise and other parts of military discipline . The women , by subscriptions among them- selves , provided silk colors , which they presented to the com- panies , painted ...
... officers , and met every week to be instructed in the manual exercise and other parts of military discipline . The women , by subscriptions among them- selves , provided silk colors , which they presented to the com- panies , painted ...
Page 130
... officers to account , I was , upon his death in 1753 , appointed , jointly with Mr. William Hunter , to succeed him , by a commission from the Postmaster - General in England . The American office had hitherto never paid anything to ...
... officers to account , I was , upon his death in 1753 , appointed , jointly with Mr. William Hunter , to succeed him , by a commission from the Postmaster - General in England . The American office had hitherto never paid anything to ...
Page 137
... officers were surprised , declared the expedition was then at an end , being impossible , and exclaimed against the minis- ters for ignorantly sending them into a country destitute of the means of conveying their stores , baggage , etc ...
... officers were surprised , declared the expedition was then at an end , being impossible , and exclaimed against the minis- ters for ignorantly sending them into a country destitute of the means of conveying their stores , baggage , etc ...
Page 138
... officers extremely exasperated on account of their not being supplied with horses and car- riages , which had been expected from this province , as most able to furnish them ; but through the dissensions between our governor 138 ...
... officers extremely exasperated on account of their not being supplied with horses and car- riages , which had been expected from this province , as most able to furnish them ; but through the dissensions between our governor 138 ...
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Page 184 - This doctrine, my friends, is reason and wisdom; but, after all do not depend too much upon your own industry and frugality and prudence, though excellent things; for they may all be blasted, without the blessing of Heaven; and, therefore, ask that blessing humbly, and be not uncharitable to those that at present seem to want it, but comfort and help them. Remember Job suffered, and was afterward prosperous. " And now, to conclude, Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other...
Page 176 - Neighbours, 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 discharge 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 80 - ORDER Let all your things have their places; let each part of your business have its time. 4 RESOLUTION Resolve to perform what you ought; perform without fail what you resolve.
Page 176 - Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears, while the used key is always bright, as Poor Richard says. But dost thou love life, then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of, as Poor Richard says. How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep, forgetting that The sleeping fox catches no poultry, and that There will be sleeping enough in the grave, as Poor Richard says.
Page viii - I had gone on making verses ; since the continual occasion for words of the same import, but of different length, to suit the measure, or of different sound for the rhyme, would have laid me under a constant necessity of searching for variety, and also have tended to fix that variety in my mind, and make me master of it. Therefore I took some of the tales and turned them into verse ; and, after a time, when I had pretty well forgotten the prose, turned them back again.
Page 182 - Pride breakfasted with Plenty, dined with Poverty, and supped with Infamy. And after all, of what Use is this Pride of Appearance, for which so much is risked so much is suffered? It cannot promote Health, or ease Pain; it makes no Increase of Merit in the Person, it creates Envy, it hastens Misfortune.
Page viii - I thought the writing excellent, and wished, if possible, to imitate it. With this view I took some of the papers, and making short hints of the sentiment in each sentence, laid them by a few days, and then, without looking at the book, tried to complete the papers again, by expressing each hinted sentiment at length, and as fully as it had been expressed before, in any suitable words that should come to hand. Then I compared my Spectator with the original, discovered some of my faults, and corrected...
Page 104 - I happened soon after to attend one of his sermons, in the course of which I perceived he intended to finish with a collection, and I silently resolved he should get nothing from me. I had in my pocket a handful of copper money, three or four silver dollars, and five pistoles in gold. As he proceeded I began to soften, and concluded to give the coppers.
Page 83 - Here will I hold. If there's a power above us (And that there is, all Nature cries aloud Through all her works), he must delight in virtue ; And that which he delights in must be happy.
Page 178 - One to-day is worth two to-morrows; and farther, Have you somewhat to do to-morrow ? Do it to-day ! If you were a servant, would you not be ashamed that a good master should catch you idle ? Are you then your own master ? Be ashamed to catch yourself idle, as Poor Dick says.