AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN1901 |
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... brought himself into touch with the finest English literary influence of an age of notable urbanity and elegance, and into sympathy with a view of religion radical even in the England of Queen Anne, and antipodal to the Puritan teaching ...
... brought himself into touch with the finest English literary influence of an age of notable urbanity and elegance, and into sympathy with a view of religion radical even in the England of Queen Anne, and antipodal to the Puritan teaching ...
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... brought him to the notice of a group of sceptics. At twenty he was back in Philadelphia keeping books, setting type, and mending presses. " It was at this time," writes Professor MacMaster, " that Benjamin founded the Junto, wrote his ...
... brought him to the notice of a group of sceptics. At twenty he was back in Philadelphia keeping books, setting type, and mending presses. " It was at this time," writes Professor MacMaster, " that Benjamin founded the Junto, wrote his ...
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... 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-Master tells us ...
... 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-Master tells us ...
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... brought down to 1757 ; it was never completed. In point of time it was the first real contribution to American literature, but it was not given to the public in this country in any complete fonn until several years after the publication ...
... brought down to 1757 ; it was never completed. In point of time it was the first real contribution to American literature, but it was not given to the public in this country in any complete fonn until several years after the publication ...
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... brought up to that employment ; a custom which he and my father followed with regard to their eldest sons. When I searched the registers at Ecton I found an account of their marriages and burials from the year 1555 only, as the ...
... brought up to that employment ; a custom which he and my father followed with regard to their eldest sons. When I searched the registers at Ecton I found an account of their marriages and burials from the year 1555 only, as the ...
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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