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 62
... thus grossly deceive a poor young lad , wholly destitute of experience ? It was a practice with him . Wish- ing to please every body , and having little to bestow , he was lavish of promises . He was 62 LIFE OF FRANKLIN .
... thus grossly deceive a poor young lad , wholly destitute of experience ? It was a practice with him . Wish- ing to please every body , and having little to bestow , he was lavish of promises . He was 62 LIFE OF FRANKLIN .
Page 94
... wish to put him to no farther inconveni- ence . I see that I am not at all calculated for a printer ; I was educated as a farmer , and it was absurd in me to come here , at thirty years of age , and bind myself an apprentice to a new ...
... wish to put him to no farther inconveni- ence . I see that I am not at all calculated for a printer ; I was educated as a farmer , and it was absurd in me to come here , at thirty years of age , and bind myself an apprentice to a new ...
Page 99
... wish of marrying me to the daughter of one of her relations . She contrived various opportunities of bringing us together , till she saw that I was captivated ; which was not difficult ; the lady in question possessing great personal ...
... wish of marrying me to the daughter of one of her relations . She contrived various opportunities of bringing us together , till she saw that I was captivated ; which was not difficult ; the lady in question possessing great personal ...
Page 113
... . This con-- tributed much towards spreading a knowledge of Franklin's principles in France . The King , Louis XV . hearing of these experiments , ex- pressed a wish to be a spectator of them . 10 * LIFE OF FRANKLIN . 113.
... . This con-- tributed much towards spreading a knowledge of Franklin's principles in France . The King , Louis XV . hearing of these experiments , ex- pressed a wish to be a spectator of them . 10 * LIFE OF FRANKLIN . 113.
Page 114
... wish to be a spectator of them . A course of experiments was given at the seat of the Duc D'Ayen , at St. Germain , by M. de Lor . The applauses which the King bestowed upon Franklin excited in Buffon , D'Alibard , and De Lor , an ...
... wish to be a spectator of them . A course of experiments was given at the seat of the Duc D'Ayen , at St. Germain , by M. de Lor . The applauses which the King bestowed upon Franklin excited in Buffon , D'Alibard , and De Lor , an ...
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