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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Page 57
... subjects , and introduced me to Dr. Mandeville , author of the Fable of Bees , who had inftituted a club at a tavern in Cheapfide , of which he was the foul : he was a facetious and very amusing character . He also introduced me , at ...
... subjects , and introduced me to Dr. Mandeville , author of the Fable of Bees , who had inftituted a club at a tavern in Cheapfide , of which he was the foul : he was a facetious and very amusing character . He also introduced me , at ...
Page 80
... subject he pleased . Our debates were under the direction of a prefident , and were to be dictated only by a fincere defire of truth ; the pleasure of difputing , and the vanity of triumph having no share in the bufinefs ; and in order ...
... subject he pleased . Our debates were under the direction of a prefident , and were to be dictated only by a fincere defire of truth ; the pleasure of difputing , and the vanity of triumph having no share in the bufinefs ; and in order ...
Page 136
... subject , was published , with a preface by Dr. Smith , in which great pains were taken to fhew the impropriety and impoli- cy of this proceeding . A fpeech of Mr. Gallo- way , in reply to Mr. Dickenfon , was published , accompanied ...
... subject , was published , with a preface by Dr. Smith , in which great pains were taken to fhew the impropriety and impoli- cy of this proceeding . A fpeech of Mr. Gallo- way , in reply to Mr. Dickenfon , was published , accompanied ...
Page 175
... subject of contention , but the per- fections or imperfections of foreign mufic . I turned my head from them to an old grey - headed one , who was fingle on another leaf , and talking to himself . Being amufed with his foliloquy , I put ...
... subject of contention , but the per- fections or imperfections of foreign mufic . I turned my head from them to an old grey - headed one , who was fingle on another leaf , and talking to himself . Being amufed with his foliloquy , I put ...
Page 215
... SUBJECT . I AM apprehenfive that I fhall not be able to find leifure for making all the difquifitions and experiments which would be defirable on this . fubject . I muft , therefore , content myself with few remarks . a The fpecific ...
... SUBJECT . I AM apprehenfive that I fhall not be able to find leifure for making all the difquifitions and experiments which would be defirable on this . fubject . I muft , therefore , content myself with few remarks . a The fpecific ...
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