The Autobiography of Benjamin FranklinHarcourt, Brace, 1926 - 218 páginas |
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Página xii
... knew Cotton Mather the theologian , Whitefield the evangelist , Rush the physician , West the artist , Webster the lexicographer , Jay , Adams , Jeffer- son , Washington , and a host of other statesmen . In England , sometimes in ...
... knew Cotton Mather the theologian , Whitefield the evangelist , Rush the physician , West the artist , Webster the lexicographer , Jay , Adams , Jeffer- son , Washington , and a host of other statesmen . In England , sometimes in ...
Página xx
... knew well that he had to deal with men moved by passion , prejudice , local interests , and personal selfishness ; and he was canny enough to be aware that " in matters of general concern to the people , and especially where burdens are ...
... knew well that he had to deal with men moved by passion , prejudice , local interests , and personal selfishness ; and he was canny enough to be aware that " in matters of general concern to the people , and especially where burdens are ...
Página xxiv
... knew how to appeal to the commoners , for he had been brought up among them and had never ceased to study them . He realized that he must be simple and clear , rely on their good sense and self - interest , and appeal to their sense of ...
... knew how to appeal to the commoners , for he had been brought up among them and had never ceased to study them . He realized that he must be simple and clear , rely on their good sense and self - interest , and appeal to their sense of ...
Página xxvii
... knew him best . For the same reason the account is composed of the vital but commonplace events which make life from day to day . It is composed of " little , nameless ' and usually unrecorded acts , some- times of kindness and of love ...
... knew him best . For the same reason the account is composed of the vital but commonplace events which make life from day to day . It is composed of " little , nameless ' and usually unrecorded acts , some- times of kindness and of love ...
Página xxviii
... knew that his life had not been faultless , that there was the usual gap between his theory and his practice , but , all things considered , he was willing to let it stand for what it was , especially if any who followed him could ...
... knew that his life had not been faultless , that there was the usual gap between his theory and his practice , but , all things considered , he was willing to let it stand for what it was , especially if any who followed him could ...
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