AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN1901 |
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... thoughts by his passion for books inclined him to the printer's trade ; although the siren voice of the sea had not yet ceased to sing to him. At the age of twelve he was bound to his older brother James by indentures which made him an ...
... thoughts by his passion for books inclined him to the printer's trade ; although the siren voice of the sea had not yet ceased to sing to him. At the age of twelve he was bound to his older brother James by indentures which made him an ...
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... thought the writing excellent, and wished, if possible, to imitate it. With this view I took some of the papers, and, making short hints of the sentiment in each sentence, laid them by a few days, and then, without looking at the book ...
... thought the writing excellent, and wished, if possible, to imitate it. With this view I took some of the papers, and, making short hints of the sentiment in each sentence, laid them by a few days, and then, without looking at the book ...
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... thoughts. By comparing my work afterwards with the original, I discovered many faults and amended them ; but I ... thought a duty, though I could not as it seemed to me, afford time to practise it." In bis way Franklin studied the ...
... thoughts. By comparing my work afterwards with the original, I discovered many faults and amended them ; but I ... thought a duty, though I could not as it seemed to me, afford time to practise it." In bis way Franklin studied the ...
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... thought, I was vanquished more by his fluency than by the strength of his reasons. As we parted without settling the point and were not to see one another again for some time, I sat down to put my arguments in writing, which I copied ...
... thought, I was vanquished more by his fluency than by the strength of his reasons. As we parted without settling the point and were not to see one another again for some time, I sat down to put my arguments in writing, which I copied ...
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... thought the writing excellent, and wished if possible to imitate it. With that view I took some of the papers, and making short hints of the sentiments in each sentence, laid them by a few days, and then, without looking at the book ...
... thought the writing excellent, and wished if possible to imitate it. With that view I took some of the papers, and making short hints of the sentiments in each sentence, laid them by a few days, and then, without looking at the book ...
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