Autobiography [of] Benjamin FranklinJ.M. Dent & sons, Limited, 1931 - 313 páginas Charming self-portrait covers boyhood, work as a printer, political career, scientific experiments, much more. Its openness, honesty, and readable style have made the "Autobiography" one of the great classics of the genre. |
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... became , however , a pretty good prose writer . More of him hereafter . But , as I may not have occasion again to mention the other two , I shall just remark here , that Watson died in my arms a few years after , much lamented , being ...
... became , however , a pretty good prose writer . More of him hereafter . But , as I may not have occasion again to mention the other two , I shall just remark here , that Watson died in my arms a few years after , much lamented , being ...
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... became surveyor - general . William Maugridge , a joiner , a most exquisite mechanic , and a solid , sensible man . Hugh Meredith , Stephen Potts , and George Webb I have characteriz'd before . Robert Grace , a young gentleman of some ...
... became surveyor - general . William Maugridge , a joiner , a most exquisite mechanic , and a solid , sensible man . Hugh Meredith , Stephen Potts , and George Webb I have characteriz'd before . Robert Grace , a young gentleman of some ...
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... became one of his constant hearers , his sermons pleasing me , as they had little of the dogmatical kind , but inculcated strongly the practice of virtue , or what in the religious stile are called good works . Those , however , of our ...
... became one of his constant hearers , his sermons pleasing me , as they had little of the dogmatical kind , but inculcated strongly the practice of virtue , or what in the religious stile are called good works . Those , however , of our ...
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acquaintance Adams affairs afterwards America appointed arriv'd Art of Virtue Arthur Lee ask'd Assembly attend Autobiography began Benjamin Franklin Boston British brought captain character colonies colonists Comte de Vergennes conduct Congress continu'd continued dispute Dr Franklin employ'd England English father favour France French friends gave give Government governor hands Indians instructions interest John Adams Keimer kind King letters lived London Lord Lord Loudoun means ment mind never occasion opinion pamphlet paper Paxton Boy Penn Pennsylvania perhaps person Phila Philadelphia Poor Richard's Almanack present printed printer printing-house propos'd proposed proprietaries province Quakers Ralph reason receiv'd respect sail sect sent ship Silas Deane soon Stamp Act street Temple Franklin things thought thro tion took treaty Veillard virtue waggons whole words writing wrote young