Memoirs of the Life & Writings of Benjamin FranklinJ.M. Dent & sons Limited, 1913 - 314 Seiten |
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... side to side . " Of necessity , the result is a composition fully more compact of history than of biography , for that was the atmosphere in which he lived . The labour " has been to leave out , and yet preserve continuity xix INTRODUCTION.
... side to side . " Of necessity , the result is a composition fully more compact of history than of biography , for that was the atmosphere in which he lived . The labour " has been to leave out , and yet preserve continuity xix INTRODUCTION.
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... lived in the same vil- lage , Ecton , in Northamptonshire , for three hundred years , and how much longer he knew not ( perhaps from the time when the name of Franklin , that be- fore was the name of an order of people , was assumed by ...
... lived in the same vil- lage , Ecton , in Northamptonshire , for three hundred years , and how much longer he knew not ( perhaps from the time when the name of Franklin , that be- fore was the name of an order of people , was assumed by ...
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... lived in the house with us some years . He lived to a great age . His grandson , Samuel Franklin , now lives in Boston . He left behind him two quarto volumes , MS . , of his own poetry , consisting of little occasional pieces addressed ...
... lived in the house with us some years . He lived to a great age . His grandson , Samuel Franklin , now lives in Boston . He left behind him two quarto volumes , MS . , of his own poetry , consisting of little occasional pieces addressed ...
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... lived lovingly together in wedlock fifty - five years . Without an estate , or any gainful employment , By constant labor and industry , with God's blessing , They maintained a large family comfortably , and brought up thirteen children ...
... lived lovingly together in wedlock fifty - five years . Without an estate , or any gainful employment , By constant labor and industry , with God's blessing , They maintained a large family comfortably , and brought up thirteen children ...
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... lived very agreeably , forgetting Boston as much as I could , and not desiring that any there should know where I resided , except my friend Collins , who was in my secret , and kept it when I wrote to him . At length , an incident ...
... lived very agreeably , forgetting Boston as much as I could , and not desiring that any there should know where I resided , except my friend Collins , who was in my secret , and kept it when I wrote to him . At length , an incident ...
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acquaintance Adams affairs afterwards America appear'd appointed arriv'd Art of Virtue Arthur Lee ask'd Assembly attend Autobiography Benjamin Franklin Boston British brought captain character colonies colonists Comte de Vergennes conduct Congress continu'd continued dispute Dr Franklin employ'd England English father favour France French friends gave give good-natur'd Government governor hands Indians instructions interest John Adams Keimer kind King letters lived London Lord Lord Loudoun means ment mind never occasion opinion pamphlet paper Paxton Boy Penn Pennsylvania perhaps person Philadelphia Poor Richard's Almanack present printed printer printing-house propos'd proposed proprietaries province Quakers Ralph reason receiv'd respect sail sect sent ship Silas Deane soon Stamp Act street Temple Franklin things thought thro tion took treaty Veillard virtue waggons whole words writing wrote young