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Page 53
... given that proof of your industry , you might have taken à greater trust upon you . But now , when you find yourself incapable of aiding a private man , how can you think of behaving yourself so as to be useful to a whole people ? Ought ...
... given that proof of your industry , you might have taken à greater trust upon you . But now , when you find yourself incapable of aiding a private man , how can you think of behaving yourself so as to be useful to a whole people ? Ought ...
Page 91
... given for his rising on that day . I looked forward too , and found he was to rise still earlier every day till towards the end of June ; and that at no time in the year he retarded his rising so long as till eight o'clock . Your ...
... given for his rising on that day . I looked forward too , and found he was to rise still earlier every day till towards the end of June ; and that at no time in the year he retarded his rising so long as till eight o'clock . Your ...
Page 92
... given rise in my mind to several serious and important reflections . I considered that , if I had not been awakened so early in the morning , I should have slept six hours longer by the light of the sun , and in exchange have lived six ...
... given rise in my mind to several serious and important reflections . I considered that , if I had not been awakened so early in the morning , I should have slept six hours longer by the light of the sun , and in exchange have lived six ...
Page 102
... given four times as much for it as it was worth . This put me in mind what good things I might have bought with the rest of the money ; and they laughed at me so much for my folly , that I cried with vexation ; and the reflection gave ...
... given four times as much for it as it was worth . This put me in mind what good things I might have bought with the rest of the money ; and they laughed at me so much for my folly , that I cried with vexation ; and the reflection gave ...
Page 103
... given too much for the whistle . . Adieu , my dearest friend , and believe me ever yours very sincerely , and with unalterable affection , B. FRANKLIN . A PETITION TO THOSE WHO HAVE THE SUPERINTENDENCY OF EDUCATION MORAL AND ...
... given too much for the whistle . . Adieu , my dearest friend , and believe me ever yours very sincerely , and with unalterable affection , B. FRANKLIN . A PETITION TO THOSE WHO HAVE THE SUPERINTENDENCY OF EDUCATION MORAL AND ...
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