The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of Essays, Humorous, Moral, and Literary, with His LifeS. Andrus and Son, 1847 - 304 pages |
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Page 89
... Quakers , the printing of forty sheets of their history ; of which the rest was to be done by Keimer . Our execu- tion of this work was by no means masterly ; as the price was very low . It was in folio , upon pro patria paper , and in ...
... Quakers , the printing of forty sheets of their history ; of which the rest was to be done by Keimer . Our execu- tion of this work was by no means masterly ; as the price was very low . It was in folio , upon pro patria paper , and in ...
Page 134
... alarm spread through the colonies , after the defeat of Braddock , was very great . Prepar- ations to arm were everywhere made . In Penn- sylvania , the prevalence of the quaker interest prevented the 134 LIFE OF FRANKLIN .
... alarm spread through the colonies , after the defeat of Braddock , was very great . Prepar- ations to arm were everywhere made . In Penn- sylvania , the prevalence of the quaker interest prevented the 134 LIFE OF FRANKLIN .
Page 135
... quaker interest prevented the adoption of any system of defence , which would compel the citizens to bear arms ... Quakers , being thus left at liberty , suffered the bill to pass ; for , although their prin- ciples would not suffer them ...
... quaker interest prevented the adoption of any system of defence , which would compel the citizens to bear arms ... Quakers , being thus left at liberty , suffered the bill to pass ; for , although their prin- ciples would not suffer them ...
Page 142
... number of the citizens armed in their defence . The Quakers , whose principles are opposed to fighting even in their own defence , were most active upon this occasion . The rioters came to Germantown . The Governor 142 LIFE OF FRANKLIN .
... number of the citizens armed in their defence . The Quakers , whose principles are opposed to fighting even in their own defence , were most active upon this occasion . The rioters came to Germantown . The Governor 142 LIFE OF FRANKLIN .
Page 239
... quaker . The Scotch presbyterians were formerly as tender ; for there is still extant an ordinance of the town council of Edinbugh , made soon after the Refor mation , " forbidding the purchase of prize goods , under pain of losing the ...
... quaker . The Scotch presbyterians were formerly as tender ; for there is still extant an ordinance of the town council of Edinbugh , made soon after the Refor mation , " forbidding the purchase of prize goods , under pain of losing the ...
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