The Life of Benjamin Franklin: Including a Sketch of the Rise and Progress of the War of the Independence...Hunt and Clark, 1826 - 407 pages |
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... considerable fund for the purchase of books and while his brother and the other workmen took their dinner and other meals , his lighter repast of biscuit or bread and water , a handful of raisins , or a tart , was soon despatched , and ...
... considerable fund for the purchase of books and while his brother and the other workmen took their dinner and other meals , his lighter repast of biscuit or bread and water , a handful of raisins , or a tart , was soon despatched , and ...
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... considerable familiarity between him and her servants , she took him aside , and said , " Young man , I am in pain for thee ; thou hast no parent to watch over thy conduct , and thou seemest to be igno- rant of the world , and the ...
... considerable familiarity between him and her servants , she took him aside , and said , " Young man , I am in pain for thee ; thou hast no parent to watch over thy conduct , and thou seemest to be igno- rant of the world , and the ...
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... considerable debts for him , before they could proceed to the capital ; and was thus tempted to expend the money he had received for his brother's friend . This he calls " one of the first great errata of his life . ” In Philadelphia ...
... considerable debts for him , before they could proceed to the capital ; and was thus tempted to expend the money he had received for his brother's friend . This he calls " one of the first great errata of his life . ” In Philadelphia ...
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... considerable powers of mind and abilities in another line of composition . As the period for Franklin's proposed voyage to Eng- land approached , he applied frequently at the govern ment - house for his letters of credit and recommenda ...
... considerable powers of mind and abilities in another line of composition . As the period for Franklin's proposed voyage to Eng- land approached , he applied frequently at the govern ment - house for his letters of credit and recommenda ...
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... considerable printer in Bartholomew - close . His earnings were considerable , but his habits gay ; and his friend Ralph , an idler and a spendthrift , depended wholly upon him . They lodged together in Little Britain , in rooms for ...
... considerable printer in Bartholomew - close . His earnings were considerable , but his habits gay ; and his friend Ralph , an idler and a spendthrift , depended wholly upon him . They lodged together in Little Britain , in rooms for ...
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The Life of Benjamin Franklin: Including a Sketch of the Rise and Progress ... Leonard Woods No preview available - 2016 |
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