Works of the Late Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of His Life, Written by Himself, Together with Essays, Humorous, Moral & Literary, Chiefly in the Manner of the SpectatorAbbott, 1812 - 301 pages |
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... England , among such of my relations as were then living ; and the journey I undertook for that purpose . To be ac- quainted with the particulars of my parentage and life , many of which are unknown to you , I flatter myself , will ...
... England , among such of my relations as were then living ; and the journey I undertook for that purpose . To be ac- quainted with the particulars of my parentage and life , many of which are unknown to you , I flatter myself , will ...
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... England , see judge Fortescue , De laudibus le- gum Angliœ , written about the year 1412 , in which is the following passage to show that good juries might easily be formed in any part of England : " Regio etiam illa , ita respersa ...
... England , see judge Fortescue , De laudibus le- gum Angliœ , written about the year 1412 , in which is the following passage to show that good juries might easily be formed in any part of England : " Regio etiam illa , ita respersa ...
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... England till towards the close of the reign of Charles II . when certain ministers , who had been ejected as non - conformists , having held conventicles in North- amptonshire , they were joined by Benjamin and Josias , who adhered to ...
... England till towards the close of the reign of Charles II . when certain ministers , who had been ejected as non - conformists , having held conventicles in North- amptonshire , they were joined by Benjamin and Josias , who adhered to ...
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... England , because he found his own , that of a dyer , in too little request to enable him to maintain his family . I was accordingly employed in cutting the wicks , filling the moulds , taking care of the shop , carrying messages , & c ...
... England , because he found his own , that of a dyer , in too little request to enable him to maintain his family . I was accordingly employed in cutting the wicks , filling the moulds , taking care of the shop , carrying messages , & c ...
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... England , in 1717 , with a press and types , in order to establish a printing house at Boston . This business pleased me much better than that of my father , though I had still a predilection for the sea . To prevent the effects which ...
... England , in 1717 , with a press and types , in order to establish a printing house at Boston . This business pleased me much better than that of my father , though I had still a predilection for the sea . To prevent the effects which ...
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