Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin FranklinJ. M. Dent & Sons, Limited, 1916 - 314 Seiten |
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... hands , in London , a collection he had made of all the prin- cipal pamphlets relating to public affairs , from 1641 to 1717 ; many of the volumes are wanting as appears by the numbering , but there still remain eight volumes in folio ...
... hands , in London , a collection he had made of all the prin- cipal pamphlets relating to public affairs , from 1641 to 1717 ; many of the volumes are wanting as appears by the numbering , but there still remain eight volumes in folio ...
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... hand volumes of sermons , I suppose as a stock to set up with , if I would learn his character . I continued , however , at the grammar- school not quite one year , though in that time I had risen gradually from the middle of the class ...
... hand volumes of sermons , I suppose as a stock to set up with , if I would learn his character . I continued , however , at the grammar- school not quite one year , though in that time I had risen gradually from the middle of the class ...
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... hands was ever laid out in books . Pleased with the Pilgrim's Progress , my first collection was of John Bunyan's works in separate little volumes . I afterward sold them to enable me to buy R. Burton's Historical Collections ; they ...
... hands was ever laid out in books . Pleased with the Pilgrim's Progress , my first collection was of John Bunyan's works in separate little volumes . I afterward sold them to enable me to buy R. Burton's Historical Collections ; they ...
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... hand to my brother . I now had access to better books . An acquaintance with the apprentices of booksellers enabled me some- times to borrow a small one , which I was careful to return soon and clean . Often I sat up in my room read ...
... hand to my brother . I now had access to better books . An acquaintance with the apprentices of booksellers enabled me some- times to borrow a small one , which I was careful to return soon and clean . Often I sat up in my room read ...
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... hand . Then I compared my Spectator with the original , discovered some of my faults , and corrected them . But I found I wanted a stock of words , or a readiness in recollecting and using them , which I thought I 18 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN.
... hand . Then I compared my Spectator with the original , discovered some of my faults , and corrected them . But I found I wanted a stock of words , or a readiness in recollecting and using them , which I thought I 18 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN.
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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