AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN1901 |
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... Almanac, which brought him fame and fortune, was begun in 1732 and appeared annually for a quarter of a century. Almanacs were in every household and, in remote parts of the country, furnished the only reading matter. Professor Mat ...
... Almanac, which brought him fame and fortune, was begun in 1732 and appeared annually for a quarter of a century. Almanacs were in every household and, in remote parts of the country, furnished the only reading matter. Professor Mat ...
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... almanac, like the broadside, was, in a certain sense, the forerunner of the sensational newspaper. " Poor Richard " followed the well-defined lines of his predecessors, but with inventiveness and originality. Poor Richard -«p.s not a ...
... almanac, like the broadside, was, in a certain sense, the forerunner of the sensational newspaper. " Poor Richard " followed the well-defined lines of his predecessors, but with inventiveness and originality. Poor Richard -«p.s not a ...
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... almanacs, ballads, and a few common school-books. Those who loved reading were obliged to send for their books from England ; the members of the Junto had each a few. We had left the alehouse where we first met and hired a room to hold ...
... almanacs, ballads, and a few common school-books. Those who loved reading were obliged to send for their books from England ; the members of the Junto had each a few. We had left the alehouse where we first met and hired a room to hold ...
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... almanac, under the name of Richard Saunders ; it was continued by me about twenty-five years and commonly called " Poor Richard's Almanac." I endeavored to make it both entertaining and useful, and it accord 92 AUTOBIOGRAPHY Of.
... almanac, under the name of Richard Saunders ; it was continued by me about twenty-five years and commonly called " Poor Richard's Almanac." I endeavored to make it both entertaining and useful, and it accord 92 AUTOBIOGRAPHY Of.
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... almanac of 1757 as the harangue of a wise old man to the people attending an auction. The bringing all these scattered counsels thus into a focus enabled them to make greater impression. The piece, being universally approved, was copied ...
... almanac of 1757 as the harangue of a wise old man to the people attending an auction. The bringing all these scattered counsels thus into a focus enabled them to make greater impression. The piece, being universally approved, was copied ...
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acquaintance affairs afterward almanac appeared arrived Assembly attend began BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Boston bred brother brought called captain colonies continued conversation debt desired dispute Ecton employed endeavored England father Franklin friends gave give Gnadenhutten Gout governor hands honor horses hundred Indians industry inhabitants instructions Keimer kind learning length letters Little Britain lived lodging London Lord Loudoun Madeira wine master means mention mind never night observed occasion officers opinion pamphlet paper Pennsylvania perhaps persons Philadelphia piece pleased pleasure Poems Poor Richard says Poor Richard's Almanac porringer present printed printer printing-house procure proposed province Quakers received Riddlesden sailed sect sensible shillings Socratic method sometimes soon Stephen Potts street thee things thought thousand pounds tion told took Uncle Benjamin virtue wagons walk writing wrote young