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 10
... natural to old men , to talk of themselves and their exploits , and may freely follow my bent , without - being tiresome to those who , from respect to my age , might think them- selves obliged to listen to me ; as they will be at liber ...
... natural to old men , to talk of themselves and their exploits , and may freely follow my bent , without - being tiresome to those who , from respect to my age , might think them- selves obliged to listen to me ; as they will be at liber ...
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... natural understanding , he improved it by study , at the solicitation of a gentle- man by the name of Palmer , who was at that time the principal inhabitant of the village , and who en- couraged in like manner all my uncles to improve ...
... natural understanding , he improved it by study , at the solicitation of a gentle- man by the name of Palmer , who was at that time the principal inhabitant of the village , and who en- couraged in like manner all my uncles to improve ...
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... naturally more eloquent than I ; words flowed copious- ly from his lips ; and frequently I thought myself van- quished , more by his volubility than by the force of his arguments . We separated without coming to an agreement upon this ...
... naturally more eloquent than I ; words flowed copious- ly from his lips ; and frequently I thought myself van- quished , more by his volubility than by the force of his arguments . We separated without coming to an agreement upon this ...
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... natural pretext . go- When he knew that it was my determination to quit him , he wished to prevent my finding employment else- where . He went to all the printing houses in the town , and prejudiced the masters against me , who ...
... natural pretext . go- When he knew that it was my determination to quit him , he wished to prevent my finding employment else- where . He went to all the printing houses in the town , and prejudiced the masters against me , who ...
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... 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 had obtained so advantageous a recommendation as ...
... 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 had obtained so advantageous a recommendation as ...
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