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 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 19
Page 3
... hope , though I cannot count upon it , that the divine goodness will ftill be exercised towards me , either by prolonging the duration of my happiness to the close of life , or by giv- ing me fortitude to fupport any melancholy re ...
... hope , though I cannot count upon it , that the divine goodness will ftill be exercised towards me , either by prolonging the duration of my happiness to the close of life , or by giv- ing me fortitude to fupport any melancholy re ...
Page 19
... hope that I fhould fucceed , in time , in writing decently in the English language , which was one of the great objects of my ambi- tion . The time which I devoted to thefe exercises , and to reading , was the evening after my day's ...
... hope that I fhould fucceed , in time , in writing decently in the English language , which was one of the great objects of my ambi- tion . The time which I devoted to thefe exercises , and to reading , was the evening after my day's ...
Page 22
... hope to please your auditors , concili- ate their good - will , or work conviction on those whom you may be defirous of gaining over to your views . Pope judiciously obferves , Men must be taught as if you taught them not , And things ...
... hope to please your auditors , concili- ate their good - will , or work conviction on those whom you may be defirous of gaining over to your views . Pope judiciously obferves , Men must be taught as if you taught them not , And things ...
Page 59
... hope , by their inftrumentality , of rifing in the world . It was all to no purpofe ; paper after paper of his poem continued to arrive every poft . Meanwhile Mrs. T *** having loft , on his ac- count , both her friends and her business ...
... hope , by their inftrumentality , of rifing in the world . It was all to no purpofe ; paper after paper of his poem continued to arrive every poft . Meanwhile Mrs. T *** having loft , on his ac- count , both her friends and her business ...
Page 94
... hope that the remainder will , at fome future period , be communicated to the pulic . We have no hesitation in fuppofing that every every reader will find himself greatly interested by the frank 94 LIFE OF LIFE of Dr Franklin, as ...
... hope that the remainder will , at fome future period , be communicated to the pulic . We have no hesitation in fuppofing that every every reader will find himself greatly interested by the frank 94 LIFE OF LIFE of Dr Franklin, as ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
adviſed affembly affift afked againſt alfo almoft alſo America becauſe beft Bofton bufinefs buſineſs cafe circumftances confequence confiderable conftitution continued converfation defire difpofed difputes Engliſh eſtabliſhed exerciſe expence expreffed faid fame favour fecurity feen fent ferve fervice feven fhall fhew fhillings fhip fhort fhould filk fince firft firſt fituation flaves fmall fome fometimes foon Franklin friends ftate ftill fubfiftence fubject fuccefs fuch fuffered fufficient fuppofed fupport give governor Great-Britain himſelf houfe houſe increaſe induftry inftance inftructed inhabitants intereft itſelf Keimer laft lefs letters lived Madeira wine mafter meaſure ment moft moſt muft muſt myſelf neceffary neral obferved occafion paffage paffed paper Pennſylvania perfons Philadelphia philofophers pleafing pleaſed pleaſure poffible pounds prefent prefs propofed publiſhed puniſhment purpoſe raiſe reaſon refpect reft ſmall ſtate thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe tion trade underſtand uſe veffel whofe wiſh