Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin FranklinJ. M. Dent & Company, 1910 - 314 Seiten |
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... nature and society . But these , sir , are small reasons , in my opinion , compared with the chance which your life will give for the forming of future great men ; and in conjunction with your Art of Virtue ( which you design to publish ) ...
... nature and society . But these , sir , are small reasons , in my opinion , compared with the chance which your life will give for the forming of future great men ; and in conjunction with your Art of Virtue ( which you design to publish ) ...
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... nature . Human felicity is produc'd not so much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom happen , as by little advan- tages that occur every day . Thus , if you teach a poor young man to shave himself , and keep his razor in order ...
... nature . Human felicity is produc'd not so much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom happen , as by little advan- tages that occur every day . Thus , if you teach a poor young man to shave himself , and keep his razor in order ...
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... nature of the man himself , as well as the character of the influences continually brought to bear upon him , made it inevitable that he should use his position in order to raise again the question of getting a revenue out of America ...
... nature of the man himself , as well as the character of the influences continually brought to bear upon him , made it inevitable that he should use his position in order to raise again the question of getting a revenue out of America ...
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acquaintance Adams affairs afterwards America appointed arriv'd Art of Virtue Arthur Lee Assembly attend Autobiography began Benjamin Franklin Boston British brother brought captain character CHIG colonies colonists Comte de Vergennes Congress continu'd continued dispute Dr Franklin Ecton employ'd England English father favour France French friends gave give good-natur'd Government governor hands honour Indians instructions interest John Adams Keimer King letters lived London Lord Lord Loudoun means ment mind never occasion opinion pamphlet paper Paxton Boy Penn Pennsylvania perhaps person Phila Philadelphia pounds printed printer printing-house propos'd proposed proprietaries province Quakers reason receiv'd respect RSITY sail sect seems sent ship Silas Deane soon Stamp Act street Temple Franklin things thought thro tion took treaty UNIV Veillard virtue waggons whole words writing wrote young