Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin, Volumen1Harper & brothers, 1839 |
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... Nature of Seacoal Causes of Earthquakes To David Rittenhouse . - New and Curious Theory of Light and Heat Of Lightning ; and the Methods now used in America for the securing Buildings and Persons from its mischievous Effects To Peter ...
... Nature of Seacoal Causes of Earthquakes To David Rittenhouse . - New and Curious Theory of Light and Heat Of Lightning ; and the Methods now used in America for the securing Buildings and Persons from its mischievous Effects To Peter ...
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Benjamin Franklin. ON TRUE HAPPINESS . THE desire of happiness in general is so natural to us , that all the world are ... nature and tendency ; passion only regards them in the former light . When this governs us , we are re- gardless of ...
Benjamin Franklin. ON TRUE HAPPINESS . THE desire of happiness in general is so natural to us , that all the world are ... nature and tendency ; passion only regards them in the former light . When this governs us , we are re- gardless of ...
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... nature . There is also added , at the end , part of another dialogue the same Socrates had with one Charmidas , a wor- thy man , but too modest , wherein he endeavours to persuade him to put himself forward and undertake public business ...
... nature . There is also added , at the end , part of another dialogue the same Socrates had with one Charmidas , a wor- thy man , but too modest , wherein he endeavours to persuade him to put himself forward and undertake public business ...
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... nature much in- clined to licentiousness . One evening , as he was musing alone , his thoughts happened to take a most unusual turn , for they cast a glance backward , and began to reflect on his man- ner of life . He bethought himself ...
... nature much in- clined to licentiousness . One evening , as he was musing alone , his thoughts happened to take a most unusual turn , for they cast a glance backward , and began to reflect on his man- ner of life . He bethought himself ...
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... , then it follows that the man who is naturally temperate , just , & c . , is not virtuous ; but that , in order to be VOL . II . - 3 virtuous , he must , in spite of his natural ESSAYS . 25 Self-denial not the Essence of Virtue.
... , then it follows that the man who is naturally temperate , just , & c . , is not virtuous ; but that , in order to be VOL . II . - 3 virtuous , he must , in spite of his natural ESSAYS . 25 Self-denial not the Essence of Virtue.
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acquainted affairs America appear become body called Catania cause centrifugal force clouds cold conductors continue David Hartley dear friend degree descending earth earthquakes endeavour England equal esteem farther favour fire fluid force Francis Hopkinson FRANKLIN give Glaucon globe gout hand happiness heat Hence honour hope imagine industry kind letter king king's counsel labour land late leave less light live Lord Kames Marquis de Lafayette matter ment mind motion nation nature necessary never New-York obliged observed occasion opinion paper Parliament particles pass Passy perhaps person Philadelphia Philosophical pleasure Poor Richard says present punishment pyrites quantity reason received rising river salt seawater Socrates soon spiracles spout Star Chamber suppose surface things thought tion vapour virtue warm whirl whirlwind wind wish write