The Works of the Late Dr. Benjamin Franklin;: Consisting of His Life Written by Himself: : Together with Essays Humorous, Moral, and Literary; Chiefly in the Manner of the Spectator, Volume 1 |
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... Assembly of France had determined to go in mourning for him . →→ What a glorious scene is opened there ! The an- nals of the world furnish no parallel to it . One of the honours of our departed friend is , that he has contributed much ...
... Assembly of France had determined to go in mourning for him . →→ What a glorious scene is opened there ! The an- nals of the world furnish no parallel to it . One of the honours of our departed friend is , that he has contributed much ...
Page 119
... assembly . The proprietaries contended for the right of exempting their land from taxes ; to which the assembly would by no means con- fent . This fubject of difpute interfered in al- moft every question , and prevented the most fa ...
... assembly . The proprietaries contended for the right of exempting their land from taxes ; to which the assembly would by no means con- fent . This fubject of difpute interfered in al- moft every question , and prevented the most fa ...
Page 159
... was ftill continued . At the election for a new assembly , in the fall of 1764 , the friends of the proprietaries made great exertions to exclude thofe of the adverle party , and obtained a small majority in the city DR . FRANKLIN . 159.
... was ftill continued . At the election for a new assembly , in the fall of 1764 , the friends of the proprietaries made great exertions to exclude thofe of the adverle party , and obtained a small majority in the city DR . FRANKLIN . 159.
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