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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... Philadelphia , and by Congress ; and yesterday I received a high additional pleasure , by being informed that the National Assembly of France had determined to go in mourning for him . →→ What a glorious scene is opened there ! The an ...
... Philadelphia , and by Congress ; and yesterday I received a high additional pleasure , by being informed that the National Assembly of France had determined to go in mourning for him . →→ What a glorious scene is opened there ! The an ...
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... Philadelphia , had lately loft his principal workman , Aquila Rofe , who was dead , and that if I would go thither , he believed that he would engage me . Philadelphia was a hun- dred miles farther . I hefitated not to embark in a boat ...
... Philadelphia , had lately loft his principal workman , Aquila Rofe , who was dead , and that if I would go thither , he believed that he would engage me . Philadelphia was a hun- dred miles farther . I hefitated not to embark in a boat ...
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... of perfons in it approach . It was going to Philadelphia , and the company took me in . As there was no wind , we could only make way with our cars . About midnight , hot perceiving the town , fome of the company were of DR . FRANKLIN . 41.
... of perfons in it approach . It was going to Philadelphia , and the company took me in . As there was no wind , we could only make way with our cars . About midnight , hot perceiving the town , fome of the company were of DR . FRANKLIN . 41.
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... Philadelphia ; which in reality we perceived the moment we were out of the creek . We arrived on Sunday about eight or nine o'clock in the morning , and landed on Market - ftreet wharf . I have entered into the particulars of my voyage ...
... Philadelphia ; which in reality we perceived the moment we were out of the creek . We arrived on Sunday about eight or nine o'clock in the morning , and landed on Market - ftreet wharf . I have entered into the particulars of my voyage ...
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... Philadelphia . I then afked for a three - penny loaf . They made no loaves of that price . Finding myself igno- rant of the prices , as well as of the different kinds of bread , I defired him to let me have three - penny - worth of ...
... Philadelphia . I then afked for a three - penny loaf . They made no loaves of that price . Finding myself igno- rant of the prices , as well as of the different kinds of bread , I defired him to let me have three - penny - worth of ...
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