The Life of Benjamin Franklin: Including a Sketch of the Rise and Progress of the War of the Independence...Hunt and Clark, 1826 - 407 pages |
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... to come and ask his advice respecting the affairs of the town , or of the church to which he belonged , and that they paid much deference to his opinion . Individuals were also in the habit of consulting him in their LIFE OF DR FRANKLIN .
... to come and ask his advice respecting the affairs of the town , or of the church to which he belonged , and that they paid much deference to his opinion . Individuals were also in the habit of consulting him in their LIFE OF DR FRANKLIN .
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... opinions ; but to substitute- " I conceive ; I apprehend ; it appears to me so and so it is so , if I am not greatly mistaken . " " This habit , I believe , " he says , " has been of great advantage to me , when I have had occasion to ...
... opinions ; but to substitute- " I conceive ; I apprehend ; it appears to me so and so it is so , if I am not greatly mistaken . " " This habit , I believe , " he says , " has been of great advantage to me , when I have had occasion to ...
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... opinions , and with whom he laid the foundation of an acquaintance which continued for many years . Arriving the third day , Saturday , at Bur- lington , he had the misfortune to find that all the Phi- ladelphia boats had sailed , and ...
... opinions , and with whom he laid the foundation of an acquaintance which continued for many years . Arriving the third day , Saturday , at Bur- lington , he had the misfortune to find that all the Phi- ladelphia boats had sailed , and ...
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... opinion , and that his friends should be informed he was better appreciated where he was . Governor Keith , happening to be in company with Holmes at the time , perused this letter , pro- nounced the author a young man of good parts ...
... opinion , and that his friends should be informed he was better appreciated where he was . Governor Keith , happening to be in company with Holmes at the time , perused this letter , pro- nounced the author a young man of good parts ...
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... opinion of his companions , she gave him some further details respecting them ; and the issue proved both her kindness and her discrimina- tion . The captain missing some plate on their arrival at New York , suspicion fell upon these ...
... opinion of his companions , she gave him some further details respecting them ; and the issue proved both her kindness and her discrimina- tion . The captain missing some plate on their arrival at New York , suspicion fell upon these ...
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The Life of Benjamin Franklin: Including a Sketch of the Rise and Progress ... Leonard Woods No preview available - 2016 |
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