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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Page 24
... engaged with my brother . I held back for fome time ; at length , however , I iuffered mylelf to be periuaded , and figned my indentures , being then only twelve years of age . It was agreed that I fhould ferve as apprentice to the age ...
... engaged with my brother . I held back for fome time ; at length , however , I iuffered mylelf to be periuaded , and figned my indentures , being then only twelve years of age . It was agreed that I fhould ferve as apprentice to the age ...
Page 25
... engaged me to write two ballads . One , called the Light- houfe Tragedy , contained an account of the ship- wreck of Capt . Worthilake and his two daugh- ters ; the other was a failor's fong on the capture of the noted pirate called ...
... engaged me to write two ballads . One , called the Light- houfe Tragedy , contained an account of the ship- wreck of Capt . Worthilake and his two daugh- ters ; the other was a failor's fong on the capture of the noted pirate called ...
Page 26
... engaged in difpute , and were indeed fo fond of argumentation , that nothing was fo agreeable to us as a war of words . This contentious temper , I would observe by the bye , is in danger of becoming a very bad habit , and frequently ...
... engaged in difpute , and were indeed fo fond of argumentation , that nothing was fo agreeable to us as a war of words . This contentious temper , I would observe by the bye , is in danger of becoming a very bad habit , and frequently ...
Page 65
... engaged that whoever died firft fhould return , if poffible , and pay a friendly visit to the furvivor , to give him an ac- count of the other world ; but he has never fulfil- led his engagement . The Governor appeared to be fond of my ...
... engaged that whoever died firft fhould return , if poffible , and pay a friendly visit to the furvivor , to give him an ac- count of the other world ; but he has never fulfil- led his engagement . The Governor appeared to be fond of my ...
Page 66
... engaged in affairs of the utmost importance , but that he would fend the letters on board , and that he wished me , with all his heart , a good voyage and speedy return . I returned , fomewhat aftonished , to the fhip , but ftill ...
... engaged in affairs of the utmost importance , but that he would fend the letters on board , and that he wished me , with all his heart , a good voyage and speedy return . I returned , fomewhat aftonished , to the fhip , but ftill ...
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