Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin Franklin ...H. Colburn, 1833 |
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... the 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.
... the 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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... Virtue and Pleasure 62 A Second Dialogue , by the same Public Men Self - denial not the essence of Virtue On the Usefulness of the Mathematics On true Happiness On Discoveries The Waste of Life 1 1 69 69 77 84 87 92 95 100 Advice to a ...
... Virtue and Pleasure 62 A Second Dialogue , by the same Public Men Self - denial not the essence of Virtue On the Usefulness of the Mathematics On true Happiness On Discoveries The Waste of Life 1 1 69 69 77 84 87 92 95 100 Advice to a ...
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... virtue ; and that which he delights in , must be happy . -CATO . PART I. — FIRST PRINCIPLES . I BELIEVE there is one supreme most perfect Being , author and father of the gods themselves . * This paper is dated PHILADELPHIA , Nov. 20 ...
... virtue ; and that which he delights in , must be happy . -CATO . PART I. — FIRST PRINCIPLES . I BELIEVE there is one supreme most perfect Being , author and father of the gods themselves . * This paper is dated PHILADELPHIA , Nov. 20 ...
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... virtue a man can have no happiness in this world , I firmly believe he delights to see me virtuous , because he is pleased when he sees me happy . And since he has created many things which seem purely designed for the delight of man ...
... virtue a man can have no happiness in this world , I firmly believe he delights to see me virtuous , because he is pleased when he sees me happy . And since he has created many things which seem purely designed for the delight of man ...
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... virtue ; thou art my friend , my father , and my benefactor . Praised be thy name , O God , for ever ! Amen . [ After this , it will not be improper to read part of some such book as Ray's Wisdom of God in the Creation , or Blackmore on ...
... virtue ; thou art my friend , my father , and my benefactor . Praised be thy name , O God , for ever ! Amen . [ After this , it will not be improper to read part of some such book as Ray's Wisdom of God in the Creation , or Blackmore on ...
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