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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... gives such exquisite and uncommon perspicuity to the detail and de- light in the review . The translator has endea- voured , as he went along , to conceive the pro- bable manner in which Dr. Franklin expressed his ideas in his English ...
... gives such exquisite and uncommon perspicuity to the detail and de- light in the review . The translator has endea- voured , as he went along , to conceive the pro- bable manner in which Dr. Franklin expressed his ideas in his English ...
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... many cases , not be wholly absurd , that a man should count his va- nity among the other sweets of life , and give thanks to providence for the blessing . And here let me with all humility acknowledge , that 10 THE LIFE OF.
... many cases , not be wholly absurd , that a man should count his va- nity among the other sweets of life , and give thanks to providence for the blessing . And here let me with all humility acknowledge , that 10 THE LIFE OF.
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... give you such particulars of them as my memory will furnish , not having my papers here , in which you will find a more minute account , if they are not lost during my ab- sence . Thomas had learned the trade of a blacksmith under his ...
... give you such particulars of them as my memory will furnish , not having my papers here , in which you will find a more minute account , if they are not lost during my ab- sence . Thomas had learned the trade of a blacksmith under his ...
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... give notice if he saw the proctor ( an officer of the spiritual court ) make his appearance : in that case , the lid was restored to its place , with the Bible concealed under it as before . I had this 14 THE LIFE OF.
... give notice if he saw the proctor ( an officer of the spiritual court ) make his appearance : in that case , the lid was restored to its place , with the Bible concealed under it as before . I had this 14 THE LIFE OF.
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... give me all his volumes of sermons , written , as I have said , in the short hand of his invention , if I would take the pains to learn it . I remained however scarcely a year at grammar school , although , in this short interval , I ...
... give me all his volumes of sermons , written , as I have said , in the short hand of his invention , if I would take the pains to learn it . I remained however scarcely a year at grammar school , although , in this short interval , I ...
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