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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... never remembers the time when he could not read . At the age of ten , much against his own will , he was taken home , to assist his father in business . This unsettled him , and together with the contiguity of the sea , and the similar ...
... never remembers the time when he could not read . At the age of ten , much against his own will , he was taken home , to assist his father in business . This unsettled him , and together with the contiguity of the sea , and the similar ...
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... never en- gaged , because his numerous family , and the medio- crity of his fortune , kept him unremittingly employed in the duties of his profession . But I well remember , that the leading men of the place used frequently to come and ...
... never en- gaged , because his numerous family , and the medio- crity of his fortune , kept him unremittingly employed in the duties of his profession . But I well remember , that the leading men of the place used frequently to come and ...
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... never talked of the meats which appeared upon the table ; never discussed whether they were well or ill dressed , of a good or bad flavour , high - seasoned or otherwise , preferable or inferior to this or that dish of a similar kind ...
... never talked of the meats which appeared upon the table ; never discussed whether they were well or ill dressed , of a good or bad flavour , high - seasoned or otherwise , preferable or inferior to this or that dish of a similar kind ...
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... never seen , " he says . " I bought the volume , and read it again and again . I was enchanted with it , thought the style excellent , and wished it were in my power to imitate it . With this view , I selected some of the papers , made ...
... never seen , " he says . " I bought the volume , and read it again and again . I was enchanted with it , thought the style excellent , and wished it were in my power to imitate it . With this view , I selected some of the papers , made ...
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... never to use the phrases " certainly , undoubtedly , " or any others that gave an air of positiveness to his opinions ; but to substitute- " I conceive ; I apprehend ; it appears to me so and so it is so , if I am not greatly mistaken ...
... never to use the phrases " certainly , undoubtedly , " or any others that gave an air of positiveness to his opinions ; but to substitute- " I conceive ; I apprehend ; it appears to me so and so it is so , if I am not greatly mistaken ...
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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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