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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Page 84
... council have since twice remon- strated to them in vain . Their religious prepos- sessions are unchangeable , their obstinacy invincible . Is there then the least hope remaining , that from that quarter any thing should arise for our ...
... council have since twice remon- strated to them in vain . Their religious prepos- sessions are unchangeable , their obstinacy invincible . Is there then the least hope remaining , that from that quarter any thing should arise for our ...
Page 88
... council , Franklin proposed to promote the recent measures through the influence of the clergy . A public fast was proclaimed at his suggestion , the pulpit echoed with patriotic ad- dresses , and the enrolling was carried on with great ...
... council , Franklin proposed to promote the recent measures through the influence of the clergy . A public fast was proclaimed at his suggestion , the pulpit echoed with patriotic ad- dresses , and the enrolling was carried on with great ...
Page 96
... council , and he was shortly after chosen an alderman of the city . None of these honours , he declares , did he ever seek ; but he admits they gratified his ambition . The clerkship of the assembly had become wearisome to his active ...
... council , and he was shortly after chosen an alderman of the city . None of these honours , he declares , did he ever seek ; but he admits they gratified his ambition . The clerkship of the assembly had become wearisome to his active ...
Page 105
... council , to be chosen by the representatives of the people of the several colonies met in their respective assemblies.- That within months after the passing such act , the house of representatives , that happen to be sitting within ...
... council , to be chosen by the representatives of the people of the several colonies met in their respective assemblies.- That within months after the passing such act , the house of representatives , that happen to be sitting within ...
Page 106
... council every three years ; and on the death or resignation of any member , his place shall be supplied by a new choice at the next sitting of the assembly of the colony he represented . That after the first three year , when the ...
... council every three years ; and on the death or resignation of any member , his place shall be supplied by a new choice at the next sitting of the assembly of the colony he represented . That after the first three year , when the ...
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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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