The Life of Benjamin Franklin: Including a Sketch of the Rise and Progress of the War of the Independence...Hunt and Clark, 1826 - 407 pages |
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Page 83
... can have no confidence that God will protect those who neglect the use of rational means for their security , nor have any reason to hope that our losses , if we should suffer any , may be made up by collections 4 6 LIFE OF DR FRANKLIN. ...
... can have no confidence that God will protect those who neglect the use of rational means for their security , nor have any reason to hope that our losses , if we should suffer any , may be made up by collections 4 6 LIFE OF DR FRANKLIN. ...
Page 84
... hope remaining , that from that quarter any thing should arise for our security ? And is our prospect better , if we turn our eyes to the strength of the opposite party , those great and rich men , merchants and others , who are ever ...
... hope remaining , that from that quarter any thing should arise for our security ? And is our prospect better , if we turn our eyes to the strength of the opposite party , those great and rich men , merchants and others , who are ever ...
Page 87
... hope of success . At New York they at first found the governor , sir William Clinton , very unwilling to comply with their request ; but , after dinner , Franklin watching the movements of the bottle , and pressing his suit accordingly ...
... hope of success . At New York they at first found the governor , sir William Clinton , very unwilling to comply with their request ; but , after dinner , Franklin watching the movements of the bottle , and pressing his suit accordingly ...
Page 89
... hope for success . A meet- ing however was appointed to consider the subject , when the other eight members punctually appeared , with but one Quaker , a Mr Morris . He was strenuous in his opposition , and deprecated even the ...
... hope for success . A meet- ing however was appointed to consider the subject , when the other eight members punctually appeared , with but one Quaker , a Mr Morris . He was strenuous in his opposition , and deprecated even the ...
Page 97
... hope it will be duly regarded . Such writings , though they may be lightly passed over by many readers , yet , if they make a deep impression on one active mind in a hundred , the effects may be considerable . " " Permit me to mention ...
... hope it will be duly regarded . Such writings , though they may be lightly passed over by many readers , yet , if they make a deep impression on one active mind in a hundred , the effects may be considerable . " " Permit me to mention ...
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The Life of Benjamin Franklin: Including a Sketch of the Rise and Progress ... Leonard Woods No preview available - 2016 |
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