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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Page 43
... body , to endeavour to obtain general esteem , and avoid satire and sarcasm , to which he thought I was too much inclined ; adding , that , with perseverance and prudent economy , I might by the time I became of age , save enough to ...
... body , to endeavour to obtain general esteem , and avoid satire and sarcasm , to which he thought I was too much inclined ; adding , that , with perseverance and prudent economy , I might by the time I became of age , save enough to ...
Page 54
... body in the ship , we were looked upon as the common order of peo- ple : but Mr. Hamilton and his son ( it was James , who was afterwards governor ) left us at Newcastle , and returned to Philadelphia , where he was recalled , at a very ...
... body in the ship , we were looked upon as the common order of peo- ple : but Mr. Hamilton and his son ( it was James , who was afterwards governor ) left us at Newcastle , and returned to Philadelphia , where he was recalled , at a very ...
Page 56
... body , and having little to bestow , he was lavish of promises . He was in other respects sensible and judicious , a very to- lerable writer , and a good governor for the people ; though not so for the proprietaries , whose instructions ...
... body , and having little to bestow , he was lavish of promises . He was in other respects sensible and judicious , a very to- lerable writer , and a good governor for the people ; though not so for the proprietaries , whose instructions ...
Page 81
... Body ; * and which was continued for seve- ral months by Breintnal . I hereby fixed the at- tention of the public upon Bradford's paper , and the prospectus of Keimer , which we turned into ridi- cule , was treated with contempt . He ...
... Body ; * and which was continued for seve- ral months by Breintnal . I hereby fixed the at- tention of the public upon Bradford's paper , and the prospectus of Keimer , which we turned into ridi- cule , was treated with contempt . He ...
Page 96
... bodies . Boyle , Otto Gue- ricke , a burgomaster of Magdeburgh , celebrated as the inventor of the air pump , Dr ... body to an- other , even without being in contact , and in this way may be conducted to a great distance . Mr. Gray ...
... bodies . Boyle , Otto Gue- ricke , a burgomaster of Magdeburgh , celebrated as the inventor of the air pump , Dr ... body to an- other , even without being in contact , and in this way may be conducted to a great distance . Mr. Gray ...
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