The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of Essays, Humorous, Moral, and Literary, with His LifeS. Andrus and Son, 1847 - 304 pages |
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Page 16
... carrying messages , & c . This business displeased me , and I felt a strong inclination for a sea life ; but my father set his face against it . The vicinity of the waters , however , gave me frequent opportunities of ven- turing myself ...
... carrying messages , & c . This business displeased me , and I felt a strong inclination for a sea life ; but my father set his face against it . The vicinity of the waters , however , gave me frequent opportunities of ven- turing myself ...
Page 17
... carry a single stone , we removed them all , and con- structed our little quay . The workmen were surprised the next morning at not finding their stones , which had been conveyed to our wharf . Inquiries were made respecting the authors ...
... carry a single stone , we removed them all , and con- structed our little quay . The workmen were surprised the next morning at not finding their stones , which had been conveyed to our wharf . Inquiries were made respecting the authors ...
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... carried his project into ex- ecution and I was employed in distributing the copies to his customers , after having assisted in composing and working them off . Among his friends he had a number of literary characters , who , as an ...
... carried his project into ex- ecution and I was employed in distributing the copies to his customers , after having assisted in composing and working them off . Among his friends he had a number of literary characters , who , as an ...
Page 32
... of the term This was a very shallow arrangement . It was , however , carried into immediate execution , and the paper continued , in consequence , to make its appearance for some months in my name . At 32 LIFE OF FRANKLIN .
... of the term This was a very shallow arrangement . It was , however , carried into immediate execution , and the paper continued , in consequence , to make its appearance for some months in my name . At 32 LIFE OF FRANKLIN .
Page 55
... carried too far for the present , judging that , if marriage was our object , there would be more propriety in it after my return , when , as at least I expected , I should be established in my business . Perhaps also she thought that ...
... carried too far for the present , judging that , if marriage was our object , there would be more propriety in it after my return , when , as at least I expected , I should be established in my business . Perhaps also she thought that ...
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