The Works of the Late Dr. Benjamin Franklin;: Consisting of His Life Written by Himself: : Together with Essays Humorous, Moral, and Literary; Chiefly in the Manner of the Spectator, Volume 1 |
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... same way , many other pieces , which were equally ap- proved ; keeping the fecret till my flender ftock of information and knowledge for fuch performances was pretty completely exhausted , when I made myself known . My brother upon this ...
... same way , many other pieces , which were equally ap- proved ; keeping the fecret till my flender ftock of information and knowledge for fuch performances was pretty completely exhausted , when I made myself known . My brother upon this ...
Page 165
... same year he visited Canada , to endeavour to unite them in the common cause of liberty ; but they could not be prevailed upon to oppose the measures of the British Govern- ment . M. Le . Roy , in a letter annexed to Abbe Fauchet's ...
... same year he visited Canada , to endeavour to unite them in the common cause of liberty ; but they could not be prevailed upon to oppose the measures of the British Govern- ment . M. Le . Roy , in a letter annexed to Abbe Fauchet's ...
Page 169
... same year , Dr. Franklin arrived in Philadelphia . He was fhort- ly after chosen member of the fupreme execu- tive council for the city ; and foon after was elected president of the fame . When a Convention was called to meet in ...
... same year , Dr. Franklin arrived in Philadelphia . He was fhort- ly after chosen member of the fupreme execu- tive council for the city ; and foon after was elected president of the fame . When a Convention was called to meet in ...
Page 13
... same resolution of avoid- ing the acquaintance of thofe infected with it . I therefore advife thofe critical , querulous , dif- contented , unhappy people , that if they wifh to be reípected and beloved by others , and hap- py in ...
... same resolution of avoid- ing the acquaintance of thofe infected with it . I therefore advife thofe critical , querulous , dif- contented , unhappy people , that if they wifh to be reípected and beloved by others , and hap- py in ...
Page 53
... same number . With re- gard to the utility of tobacco , little can be faid ; and with re- gard to fugar , how much more meritorious would it be to facrifice the momentary plea fure which we receive from drinking it once or twice a - day ...
... same number . With re- gard to the utility of tobacco , little can be faid ; and with re- gard to fugar , how much more meritorious would it be to facrifice the momentary plea fure which we receive from drinking it once or twice a - day ...
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