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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... turn . We arrived however fafe and found at Bofton , after about a fortnight's paffage . I had been abfent feven complete months , and my relations , during that interval , had re- ceived no intelligence of me ; for my brother - in- law ...
... turn . We arrived however fafe and found at Bofton , after about a fortnight's paffage . I had been abfent feven complete months , and my relations , during that interval , had re- ceived no intelligence of me ; for my brother - in- law ...
Page 56
... turn in rowing . You fhall row for me , faid he , till we get home .-- No , I replied , we will not row for you . You fhall , faid he , or remain upon the water all night . - As you please . Let us row , faid the rest of the company ...
... turn in rowing . You fhall row for me , faid he , till we get home .-- No , I replied , we will not row for you . You fhall , faid he , or remain upon the water all night . - As you please . Let us row , faid the rest of the company ...
Page 60
... turn to adopt fome of my opi- nions . Keimer wore his beard long , because Mofes had fomewhere faid , Thou shalt not mar the corners of thy beard . He likewife obferved the Sabbath ; and these were with him two very effential points . I ...
... turn to adopt fome of my opi- nions . Keimer wore his beard long , because Mofes had fomewhere faid , Thou shalt not mar the corners of thy beard . He likewife obferved the Sabbath ; and these were with him two very effential points . I ...
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... turn . I made fome difficulty ; feemed as if I wished to be excufed ; pretended that I had had no time to make corrections , & c . No excufe , however , was admiffible , and the piece must be produced . It was read and re - read ...
... turn . I made fome difficulty ; feemed as if I wished to be excufed ; pretended that I had had no time to make corrections , & c . No excufe , however , was admiffible , and the piece must be produced . It was read and re - read ...
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... turn to America again . His fecretary recei- told me on the part Having taken leave of my friends , and inter- changed promifes of fidelity with Mifs Read , I quitted Philadelphia . At Newcastle the veffel came to an anchor . The ...
... turn to America again . His fecretary recei- told me on the part Having taken leave of my friends , and inter- changed promifes of fidelity with Mifs Read , I quitted Philadelphia . At Newcastle the veffel came to an anchor . The ...
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