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 11
... formed in any part of England : " Regio etiam illa , ita respersa refertaque est possessoribus terrarum et agrorum , quod in ea , villulatam parva reperiri on po- terit , in qua non est miles , armiger , vel pater familias , qualis ...
... formed in any part of England : " Regio etiam illa , ita respersa refertaque est possessoribus terrarum et agrorum , quod in ea , villulatam parva reperiri on po- terit , in qua non est miles , armiger , vel pater familias , qualis ...
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... formed me , that I was the youngest son of the youngest branch of the family , counting five generations . My grandfather , Thomas , who was born in 1598 , living at Eaton till he was too old to continue his trade , when he retired to ...
... formed me , that I was the youngest son of the youngest branch of the family , counting five generations . My grandfather , Thomas , who was born in 1598 , living at Eaton till he was too old to continue his trade , when he retired to ...
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... formed with booksellers ' apprentices , enabled me to borrow a volume now and then , which I never failed to return punctually and with- out injury . How often has it happened to me to pass the greater part of the night in reading by my ...
... formed with booksellers ' apprentices , enabled me to borrow a volume now and then , which I never failed to return punctually and with- out injury . How often has it happened to me to pass the greater part of the night in reading by my ...
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... formed him who the old man was . I found Keimer's printing materials to consist of an old damaged press , and a small fount of worn - out Eng- lish letters , with which he was himself at work upon an elogy on Aquilla Rose , whom I have ...
... formed him who the old man was . I found Keimer's printing materials to consist of an old damaged press , and a small fount of worn - out Eng- lish letters , with which he was himself at work upon an elogy on Aquilla Rose , whom I have ...
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... formed a handsome collection in mathe- matics and natural philosophy , to be conveyed with mine to New - York , where he purposed to wait for me . My father , though he could not approve Sir Wili . am's proposal , was yet pleased that I ...
... formed a handsome collection in mathe- matics and natural philosophy , to be conveyed with mine to New - York , where he purposed to wait for me . My father , though he could not approve Sir Wili . am's proposal , was yet pleased that I ...
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