The Beauties of Franklin: Consisting of Selections from His WorksT. Davison, 1834 - 186 pages |
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... refused him likewise . 7. Now it came to pass , that Reuben hewed timber on the bank of the river , and his axe fell therein , and he could by no means find it . B 8. But Simeon , Levi , and Judah , had A parable on brotherly love.
... refused him likewise . 7. Now it came to pass , that Reuben hewed timber on the bank of the river , and his axe fell therein , and he could by no means find it . B 8. But Simeon , Levi , and Judah , had A parable on brotherly love.
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... pass for wit , noise for reason , and the strength of argument be judged by that of the lungs . Among these witty gentlemen , let us take a view of Ridentius ; what a contemptible figure does he make with his train of paltry admirers ...
... pass for wit , noise for reason , and the strength of argument be judged by that of the lungs . Among these witty gentlemen , let us take a view of Ridentius ; what a contemptible figure does he make with his train of paltry admirers ...
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... passes among the Turks for a high gratification . And I will say this in its vindi- cation , that its design is very wise and useful . But it is understood to give a civil dismission to the visit- ants , intimating to them , that the ...
... passes among the Turks for a high gratification . And I will say this in its vindi- cation , that its design is very wise and useful . But it is understood to give a civil dismission to the visit- ants , intimating to them , that the ...
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... pass an act of general oblivion , for all offences , crimes , and misde- meanors of what kind soever , committed from the be- ginning of the year 1681 , until the day of the date of my first paper , and promise only to concern myself ...
... pass an act of general oblivion , for all offences , crimes , and misde- meanors of what kind soever , committed from the be- ginning of the year 1681 , until the day of the date of my first paper , and promise only to concern myself ...
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... pass the time agreeably till the tide turned ; I there- fore prevailed with the captain to put me ashore . Being landed , I found the greatest part of my mea . dow was really a marsh , in crossing which , to come at my tree , I was up ...
... pass the time agreeably till the tide turned ; I there- fore prevailed with the captain to put me ashore . Being landed , I found the greatest part of my mea . dow was really a marsh , in crossing which , to come at my tree , I was up ...
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Page 124 - ORDER Let all your things have their places; let each part of your business have its time. 4 RESOLUTION Resolve to perform what you ought; perform without fail what you resolve.
Page 85 - THE BODY of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Printer, (like the cover of an old book, its contents torn out, and stript of its lettering and gilding) lies here food for worms ; yet the work itself shall not be lost, for it will (as he believed) appear once more in a new and more beautiful edition, corrected and amended by THE AUTHOR.
Page 101 - We have had some experience of it : several of our young people were formerly brought up at the colleges of the northern provinces ; they were instructed in all your sciences ; but when they came back to us, they were bad runners ; ignorant of every means of living in the woods; unable to bear either cold or hunger; knew neither how to build a cabin, take a deer, or kill an enemy ; spoke our language imperfectly ; were therefore neither fit for hunters, warriors, nor counsellors ; they were totally...
Page 124 - ... to eating and drinking, while by others it was extended to mean the moderating every other pleasure, appetite, inclination, or passion, bodily or mental, even to our avarice and ambition. I proposed to myself, for the sake of clearness, to use rather more names, with fewer ideas annexed to each, than a few names with more ideas...
Page 185 - My brothers, and sisters, and cousins, understanding the bargain I had made, told me I had given four times as much for it as it was worth ; put me in mind what good things I might have bought with the rest of the money ; and laughed at me so much for my folly, that I cried with vexation ; and the reflection gave me more chagrin than the whistle gave me pleasure.
Page 101 - We are convinced, therefore, that you mean to do us good by your proposal, and we thank you heartily. But you, who are wise, must know that different nations have different conceptions of things ; and you will...
Page 186 - Mistaken man, said I, you are providing pain for yourself, instead of pleasure; you give too much for your whistle.
Page 150 - In reality, there is, perhaps, no one of our natural passions so hard to subdue as pride. Disguise it, struggle with it, beat it down, stifle it, mortify it as much as one pleases, it is still alive, and will every now and then peep out and show itself ; you will see it, perhaps, often in this history ; for, even if I could conceive that I had completely overcome it, I should probably be proud of my humility.
Page 70 - I soon found the advantage of this change in my manner; the conversations I engaged in went on more pleasantly. The modest way in which I proposed my opinions procured them a readier reception and less contradiction; I had less mortification when I was found to be in the wrong, and I more easily prevailed with others to give up their mistakes and join with me when I happened to be in the right.
Page 69 - ... has been of great advantage to me when I have had occasion- to inculcate my opinions, and persuade men into measures that I have been from time to time...