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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... tion . They remained faithfully attached during the reign of queen Mary , when they were in danger of being mo- lested on account of their zeal against popery . They had an English Bible , and , to conceal it the more se- curely , they ...
... tion . They remained faithfully attached during the reign of queen Mary , when they were in danger of being mo- lested on account of their zeal against popery . They had an English Bible , and , to conceal it the more se- curely , they ...
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... tion of mind for public enterprises , though the one in question was not conducted by justice . The mill pond was terminated on one side by a marsh , upon the borders of which we were accustomed to take our stand , at high water , to ...
... tion of mind for public enterprises , though the one in question was not conducted by justice . The mill pond was terminated on one side by a marsh , upon the borders of which we were accustomed to take our stand , at high water , to ...
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... tion : HERE LIE " JOSIAS FRANKLIN and ABIAH his wife : " They lived " together with reciprocal affection for fifty - nine years ; " and without private fortune , without lucrative em- " ployment , by assiduous labour and honest industry ...
... tion : HERE LIE " JOSIAS FRANKLIN and ABIAH his wife : " They lived " together with reciprocal affection for fifty - nine years ; " and without private fortune , without lucrative em- " ployment , by assiduous labour and honest industry ...
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... tion , which I had twice failed to learn while at school , I took Cocker's Treatise of Arithmetic , and went through it by myself with the utmost ease . I also read a book of Navigation by Seller and Sturmy , and made myself master of ...
... tion , which I had twice failed to learn while at school , I took Cocker's Treatise of Arithmetic , and went through it by myself with the utmost ease . I also read a book of Navigation by Seller and Sturmy , and made myself master of ...
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... tion . We Ralph and I were inseparable companions . took a lodging together at three - and - sixpence a week , which was as much as we could afford . He met with some relations in London , but they were poor , and not able to assist him ...
... tion . We Ralph and I were inseparable companions . took a lodging together at three - and - sixpence a week , which was as much as we could afford . He met with some relations in London , but they were poor , and not able to assist him ...
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