Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin Franklin ...H. Colburn, 1833 |
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... public , will meet with the same favorable reception as the four that have preceded them ; and that the whole will prove a lasting monument commemorative of the virtues and talents of a man who , in every character , PREFACE . ix.
... public , will meet with the same favorable reception as the four that have preceded them ; and that the whole will prove a lasting monument commemorative of the virtues and talents of a man who , in every character , PREFACE . ix.
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... whole country a sufficient stock of sense to supply the Busy - Body at least for a twelvemonth . For my own part , I have already professed , that I have the good of my country wholly at heart in this design , without the least sinister ...
... whole country a sufficient stock of sense to supply the Busy - Body at least for a twelvemonth . For my own part , I have already professed , that I have the good of my country wholly at heart in this design , without the least sinister ...
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... whole days at the George , in com- pany with an idle pretender to astrology , contriv- ing schemes to discover what was never hidden , and forgetful how carelessly business is managed at home in their absence ; to leave their wives and ...
... whole days at the George , in com- pany with an idle pretender to astrology , contriv- ing schemes to discover what was never hidden , and forgetful how carelessly business is managed at home in their absence ; to leave their wives and ...
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... of that very self which he loves so well ? That man alone loves himself rightly , who pro- cures the greatest possible good to himself through the whole of his existence ; and so pursues plea- PART I. 63 MISCELLANIES .
... of that very self which he loves so well ? That man alone loves himself rightly , who pro- cures the greatest possible good to himself through the whole of his existence ; and so pursues plea- PART I. 63 MISCELLANIES .
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Benjamin Franklin. the whole of his existence ; and so pursues plea- sure as not to give for it more than it is worth . Hor . That depends all upon opinion . Who shall judge what the pleasure is worth ? Suppose a pleasing form of the ...
Benjamin Franklin. the whole of his existence ; and so pursues plea- sure as not to give for it more than it is worth . Hor . That depends all upon opinion . Who shall judge what the pleasure is worth ? Suppose a pleasing form of the ...
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