Works of the Late Doctor Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of His Life, Written by Himself, Together with Essays, Humorous, Moral & Literary, Chiefly in the Manner of The Spectator |
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... same person . But a very flight attention will convince us of the injuftice of this procedure : Dr. Franklin's experiment was made in June 1752 ; and his let- ter , giving an account of it , is dated October 19 , 1752. M. De Romas made ...
... same person . But a very flight attention will convince us of the injuftice of this procedure : Dr. Franklin's experiment was made in June 1752 ; and his let- ter , giving an account of it , is dated October 19 , 1752. M. De Romas made ...
Page 221
... SAME . YOUR obfervations on the caufes of death , and the experiments which you propofe for re- calling to life those who appear to be killed by lightning , demonftrate equally your fagacity and humanity . It appears that the doctrines ...
... SAME . YOUR obfervations on the caufes of death , and the experiments which you propofe for re- calling to life those who appear to be killed by lightning , demonftrate equally your fagacity and humanity . It appears that the doctrines ...
Page 244
... same time oblige them to hazard their lives in fighting for the defence of your trade ; to the defence of which all ought indeed to contribute ( and failors among the reft ) in proportion to their profits by it ; but this three millions ...
... same time oblige them to hazard their lives in fighting for the defence of your trade ; to the defence of which all ought indeed to contribute ( and failors among the reft ) in proportion to their profits by it ; but this three millions ...
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