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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... it , there is comfort in being able to reflect - that we have not lived in vain , and that all the use- ful and virtuous shall meet in a better country beyond the grave . " Dr. Franklin , in the last letter I received PREFACE . 7.
... it , there is comfort in being able to reflect - that we have not lived in vain , and that all the use- ful and virtuous shall meet in a better country beyond the grave . " Dr. Franklin , in the last letter I received PREFACE . 7.
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... lived in the same village ( Eaton in Northamptonshire ) upon a freehold of about thirty acres , for the space at least of three hundred years . How long they had resided there prior to that period , my uncle had been unable to dis ...
... lived in the same village ( Eaton in Northamptonshire ) upon a freehold of about thirty acres , for the space at least of three hundred years . How long they had resided there prior to that period , my uncle had been unable to dis ...
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... lived in the family house at Eaton , which he bequeath- ed , with the land belonging to it , to his only daugh- " wherein dwelleth not a knight , an esquire , or such a householder as is there commonly called a franklin , enriched with ...
... lived in the family house at Eaton , which he bequeath- ed , with the land belonging to it , to his only daugh- " wherein dwelleth not a knight , an esquire , or such a householder as is there commonly called a franklin , enriched with ...
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... lived for some years in the house with us . A particular affection had always subsisted between my father and him ; and I was his godson . He arrived to a great age . He left behind A 2 DR . FRANKLIN . 13 ter; who, in concert with her ...
... lived for some years in the house with us . A particular affection had always subsisted between my father and him ; and I was his godson . He arrived to a great age . He left behind A 2 DR . FRANKLIN . 13 ter; who, in concert with her ...
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... lived " together with reciprocal affection for fifty - nine years ; " and without private fortune , without lucrative em- " ployment , by assiduous labour and honest industry , " decently supported a numerous family , and educa- " ted ...
... lived " together with reciprocal affection for fifty - nine years ; " and without private fortune , without lucrative em- " ployment , by assiduous labour and honest industry , " decently supported a numerous family , and educa- " ted ...
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