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 55
... established in my business . Perhaps also she thought that my expectations were not so well founded as I imagined . My most intimate acquaintance at this time were Charles Osborne , Joseph Watson , and James Ralph ; young men who were ...
... established in my business . Perhaps also she thought that my expectations were not so well founded as I imagined . My most intimate acquaintance at this time were Charles Osborne , Joseph Watson , and James Ralph ; young men who were ...
Page 59
... establishing a correspondence with some mercantile houses , in order to sell goods by commission ; but I af- terwards learned that , having reason to be dis- satisfied with the parents of his wife , he proposed to himself to leave her ...
... establishing a correspondence with some mercantile houses , in order to sell goods by commission ; but I af- terwards learned that , having reason to be dis- satisfied with the parents of his wife , he proposed to himself to leave her ...
Page 81
... establish us , if I was willing to enter into partnership with him . " My time with Keimer , added he , " will be at an end next spring . In the mean time we may send to London for our press and types . I know that I am no workman ; but ...
... establish us , if I was willing to enter into partnership with him . " My time with Keimer , added he , " will be at an end next spring . In the mean time we may send to London for our press and types . I know that I am no workman ; but ...
Page 83
... establishing myself there , or any where else . These friends were very serviceable to me in the end , as was I also , upon occasion , to some of them ; and they have continued ever since their esteem for me . " " Before I relate the ...
... establishing myself there , or any where else . These friends were very serviceable to me in the end , as was I also , upon occasion , to some of them ; and they have continued ever since their esteem for me . " " Before I relate the ...
Page 101
... established at a tavern . We held our meetings at the house of Mr. Grace , who appropriated a room to the pur- pose . Some member observed one day that as our books were frequently quoted in the course of our 9 * LIFE OF FRANKLIN . 101.
... established at a tavern . We held our meetings at the house of Mr. Grace , who appropriated a room to the pur- pose . Some member observed one day that as our books were frequently quoted in the course of our 9 * LIFE OF FRANKLIN . 101.
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