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 33
... pleased me . I accoft- ed him , and begged him to inform me where a ftranger might find a lodging . We were then near the fign of the Three Mariners . They re- ceive travellers here , faid he , but it is not a house that bears a good ...
... pleased me . I accoft- ed him , and begged him to inform me where a ftranger might find a lodging . We were then near the fign of the Three Mariners . They re- ceive travellers here , faid he , but it is not a house that bears a good ...
Page 40
... pleased that I had obtained fo advantageous a recommendation as that of a person of his rank , and that my induf- try and economy had enabled me to equip my- felf fo handsomely in fo fhort a period . Seeing no appearance of ...
... pleased that I had obtained fo advantageous a recommendation as that of a person of his rank , and that my induf- try and economy had enabled me to equip my- felf fo handsomely in fo fhort a period . Seeing no appearance of ...
Page 80
... 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 to prevent ...
... 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 to prevent ...
Page 92
... pleased . But , fufpecting this motive , I never went again to their houfe . Some time after Mrs. Godfrey informed me that they were very favourably difpofed towards me , and wifhed me to renew the acquaintance ; but I declared a firm ...
... pleased . But , fufpecting this motive , I never went again to their houfe . Some time after Mrs. Godfrey informed me that they were very favourably difpofed towards me , and wifhed me to renew the acquaintance ; but I declared a firm ...
Page 167
... pleased with my whistle , but difturbing all the family . My brothers , and fifters , and cousins , understanding the bargain I had made , told me I had given four times as much for it as it was worth . This put me in mind what good ...
... pleased with my whistle , but difturbing all the family . My brothers , and fifters , and cousins , understanding the bargain I had made , told me I had given four times as much for it as it was worth . This put me in mind what good ...
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