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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... appeared in France near two years ago , coming down to the year 1731. There can be no fufficient reason , that what has thus been submitted to the perufal of Europe , fhould not be made acceffible to those to whom Dr. Franklin's ...
... appeared in France near two years ago , coming down to the year 1731. There can be no fufficient reason , that what has thus been submitted to the perufal of Europe , fhould not be made acceffible to those to whom Dr. Franklin's ...
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... appearance : in that cafe , the lid was restored to its place with the Bible concealed under it as before . I had this anecdote from my uncle Benjamin . The whole family preferved its attachment to the Church of England till towards the ...
... appearance : in that cafe , the lid was restored to its place with the Bible concealed under it as before . I had this anecdote from my uncle Benjamin . The whole family preferved its attachment to the Church of England till towards the ...
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... appeared to be written with a manly freedom and a pleafing fimplicity . I recollect the fix concluding lines , though I have forgotten the order of words of the two first ; the sense of which was , that his cenfures were dictated by ...
... appeared to be written with a manly freedom and a pleafing fimplicity . I recollect the fix concluding lines , though I have forgotten the order of words of the two first ; the sense of which was , that his cenfures were dictated by ...
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... appeared upon the table , never difcuffed whether they were well or ill dreffed , of good or bad flavour , high - feafoned or otherwife , preferable or inferior to this or that difh of a fimilar kind . Thus ac- cuftomed , from my ...
... appeared upon the table , never difcuffed whether they were well or ill dreffed , of good or bad flavour , high - feafoned or otherwife , preferable or inferior to this or that difh of a fimilar kind . Thus ac- cuftomed , from my ...
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... appearance , to fupply his place , and be a candle - maker all my life : but my dislike of this occupation continuing , my Father was apprehensive , that if a more agreeable one were not offered me , I might play the 32 LIFE OF.
... appearance , to fupply his place , and be a candle - maker all my life : but my dislike of this occupation continuing , my Father was apprehensive , that if a more agreeable one were not offered me , I might play the 32 LIFE OF.
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