Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin FranklinJ. M. Dent & Sons, Limited, 1916 - 314 Seiten |
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... taken up , cen- sur'd , and imprison'd for a month , by the speaker's warrant , I suppose , because he would not discover his author . I too was taken up and examin'd be- fore the council ; but , tho ' I did not give them any ...
... taken up , cen- sur'd , and imprison'd for a month , by the speaker's warrant , I suppose , because he would not discover his author . I too was taken up and examin'd be- fore the council ; but , tho ' I did not give them any ...
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... taken on board privately , and as we had a fair wind , in three days I found myself in New York , near 300 miles from home , a boy of but 17 , without the least recom- mendation to , or knowledge of any person in the place , and with ...
... taken on board privately , and as we had a fair wind , in three days I found myself in New York , near 300 miles from home , a boy of but 17 , without the least recom- mendation to , or knowledge of any person in the place , and with ...
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... taken up on that suspicion . However , I proceeded the next day , and got in the evening to an inn , within eight or ten miles of Burlington , kept by one Dr Brown . He entered into conversation with me while I took some re- freshment ...
... taken up on that suspicion . However , I proceeded the next day , and got in the evening to an inn , within eight or ten miles of Burlington , kept by one Dr Brown . He entered into conversation with me while I took some re- freshment ...
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... taken out of his cabbin , and , knowing that these were a couple of strumpets , he got a warrant to search their lodgings , found the stolen goods , and had the thieves punish'd . So , tho ' we had escap'd a sunken rock , which we scrap ...
... taken out of his cabbin , and , knowing that these were a couple of strumpets , he got a warrant to search their lodgings , found the stolen goods , and had the thieves punish'd . So , tho ' we had escap'd a sunken rock , which we scrap ...
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... taken Collins with me but that he was not sober . The gov'r . treated me with great civility , show'd me his library , which was a very large one , and we had a good deal of conversation about books and authors . This was the second ...
... taken Collins with me but that he was not sober . The gov'r . treated me with great civility , show'd me his library , which was a very large one , and we had a good deal of conversation about books and authors . This was the second ...
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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