Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin FranklinJ.M. Dent, 1913 - 314 páginas |
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... gave the people of the boat for my passage , who at first refus'd it , on account of my rowing ; but I insisted on their taking it . A man being sometimes more generous when he has but a little money than when he has plenty , perhaps ...
... gave the people of the boat for my passage , who at first refus'd it , on account of my rowing ; but I insisted on their taking it . A man being sometimes more generous when he has but a little money than when he has plenty , perhaps ...
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... gave me an ample letter , saying many flattering things of me to my father , and strongly recommending the project of my setting up at Philadelphia as a thing that must make my fortune . We struck on a shoal in going down the bay , and ...
... gave me an ample letter , saying many flattering things of me to my father , and strongly recommending the project of my setting up at Philadelphia as a thing that must make my fortune . We struck on a shoal in going down the bay , and ...
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... gave a flat denial to it . Then he wrote a civil letter to Sir William , thanking him for the patronage he had so kindly offered me , but declining to assist me as yet in setting up , I being , in his opinion , too young to be trusted ...
... gave a flat denial to it . Then he wrote a civil letter to Sir William , thanking him for the patronage he had so kindly offered me , but declining to assist me as yet in setting up , I being , in his opinion , too young to be trusted ...
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