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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... law , and fre- quently disturbed , fome confiderable perfons of his acquaintance determined to go to America , where they hoped to enjoy the free exercife of their religion , and my father was prevailed on to accompany them . My father ...
... law , and fre- quently disturbed , fome confiderable perfons of his acquaintance determined to go to America , where they hoped to enjoy the free exercife of their religion , and my father was prevailed on to accompany them . My father ...
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... laws fo contrary to charity . The poem appeared to be written with a manly freedom and a pleafing fimplicity . I recollect the fix concluding lines , though I have forgotten the order of words of the two first ; the sense of which was ...
... laws fo contrary to charity . The poem appeared to be written with a manly freedom and a pleafing fimplicity . I recollect the fix concluding lines , though I have forgotten the order of words of the two first ; the sense of which was ...
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... , and who kept my fecret . An incident however arrived , which fent me home much fooner than I had propofed . I had a brother - in - law , of the name of Robert Holmes , master of a trading floop from Bofton to Delaware . DR . FRANKLIN .
... , and who kept my fecret . An incident however arrived , which fent me home much fooner than I had propofed . I had a brother - in - law , of the name of Robert Holmes , master of a trading floop from Bofton to Delaware . DR . FRANKLIN .
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... law related all this to me afterwards at Boston ; but I knew nothing of it at the time ; when one day Keimer and I being at work together near the window , we jaw the Governor and another gentleman , colo- nel French of Newcastle ...
... law related all this to me afterwards at Boston ; but I knew nothing of it at the time ; when one day Keimer and I being at work together near the window , we jaw the Governor and another gentleman , colo- nel French of Newcastle ...
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... law , Holmes , was not yet returned , and had not written about me . My unexpected appearance furprised the family ; but they were all delighted at feeing me again , and , except my brother , wel- comed me home . I went to him at the ...
... law , Holmes , was not yet returned , and had not written about me . My unexpected appearance furprised the family ; but they were all delighted at feeing me again , and , except my brother , wel- comed me home . I went to him at the ...
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