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 9
... Franklin. of vanity has immediately followed . The gen- erality of men hate vanity in others , however strongly they may be tinctured with it them- selves ; for myself , I pay obeisance to it where- ever I meet it , persuaded that it is ...
... Franklin. of vanity has immediately followed . The gen- erality of men hate vanity in others , however strongly they may be tinctured with it them- selves ; for myself , I pay obeisance to it where- ever I meet it , persuaded that it is ...
Page 11
... Franklin. extending further back than that period . The register informed me , that I was the youngest son of the youngest branch of the family , counting five generations . My grandfather ' Thomas , who was born 1598 , lived at Eaton ...
... Franklin. extending further back than that period . The register informed me , that I was the youngest son of the youngest branch of the family , counting five generations . My grandfather ' Thomas , who was born 1598 , lived at Eaton ...
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... Franklin. turing myself , both upon and within it , and I soon acquired the art of swimming , and of man- aging a boat . When embarked with other chil- dren , the helm was commonly deputed to me , particularly on difficult occasions ...
... Franklin. turing myself , both upon and within it , and I soon acquired the art of swimming , and of man- aging a boat . When embarked with other chil- dren , the helm was commonly deputed to me , particularly on difficult occasions ...
Page 26
... Franklin. tempted to form the periods and complete the es says . This I did with a view of acquiring meth- od in the arrangement of my thoughts . On com- paring afterwards , my performance with the ori- ginal , many faults were apparent ...
... Franklin. tempted to form the periods and complete the es says . This I did with a view of acquiring meth- od in the arrangement of my thoughts . On com- paring afterwards , my performance with the ori- ginal , many faults were apparent ...
Page 31
... Franklin. fortunate in my judges , and began to suspect that they were not such excellent writers as I had hitherto supposed them . Be that as it may , encouraged by this little adventure , I wrote and sent to the press , in the same way ...
... Franklin. fortunate in my judges , and began to suspect that they were not such excellent writers as I had hitherto supposed them . Be that as it may , encouraged by this little adventure , I wrote and sent to the press , in the same way ...
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