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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... principles which he exhibited throughout life . Boston troubles , and even friends , except friend Collins , seem to have been forgotten . He saved money ; en- larged his literary acquaintance ; and spent his earn- ings and leisure time ...
... principles which he exhibited throughout life . Boston troubles , and even friends , except friend Collins , seem to have been forgotten . He saved money ; en- larged his literary acquaintance ; and spent his earn- ings and leisure time ...
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... principles , chiefly by his own ar- guments . The whole party were , of course , professed critics , and Ralph and Osborne poetical enthusiasts . The poets , like some greater ones , could never agree ; but Franklin ordinarily confined ...
... principles , chiefly by his own ar- guments . The whole party were , of course , professed critics , and Ralph and Osborne poetical enthusiasts . The poets , like some greater ones , could never agree ; but Franklin ordinarily confined ...
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... principles . The piece was dedicated to his friend Ralph , with the following motto from Dryden : - Whatever is , is right . But purblind man Sees but a part o ' the chain , the nearest link : His eye not carry ing to that equal beam ...
... principles . The piece was dedicated to his friend Ralph , with the following motto from Dryden : - Whatever is , is right . But purblind man Sees but a part o ' the chain , the nearest link : His eye not carry ing to that equal beam ...
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... principle ; trade and population increas- ing , in the mean time , in full proportion . Mr Hamilton , Franklin's friend , shortly afterwards procured him the printing of the Newcastle paper - money , as well as of the laws and votes of ...
... principle ; trade and population increas- ing , in the mean time , in full proportion . Mr Hamilton , Franklin's friend , shortly afterwards procured him the printing of the Newcastle paper - money , as well as of the laws and votes of ...
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... principles ; that he never for instance doubted the being of a God , or that he governed by his pro- vidence that world which he made in wisdom ; that he always believed the soul of man to be immortal , and would be , here or hereafter ...
... principles ; that he never for instance doubted the being of a God , or that he governed by his pro- vidence that world which he made in wisdom ; that he always believed the soul of man to be immortal , and would be , here or hereafter ...
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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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