The Autobiography of Benjamin FranklinDelmarva Publications, Inc., 1995 - 220 páginas Benjamin Franklin can be described as an inventor, Scientist, printer, writer, Father, muscian, politician, patriot, and one of the United States founding fathers. He was born in a modest family of not very high standing,and he didn't have much shcooling. He rose to being one of the greatest men of the United Stares history . |
Dentro del libro
Resultados 1-5 de 28
Página
... seems to be a recollection of that life, and to make that recollection as durable as possible by putting it down in writing. Hereby, too, I shall indulge the inclination so natural in old men, to be talking of themselves and their own ...
... seems to be a recollection of that life, and to make that recollection as durable as possible by putting it down in writing. Hereby, too, I shall indulge the inclination so natural in old men, to be talking of themselves and their own ...
Página
... seems my uncle must have left them here when he went to America, which was about fifty years since. There are many of his notes in the margins. This obscure family of ours was early in the Reformation, and continued Protestants through ...
... seems my uncle must have left them here when he went to America, which was about fifty years since. There are many of his notes in the margins. This obscure family of ours was early in the Reformation, and continued Protestants through ...
Página
... seems, were not made in Philadelphia. Then I asked for a threepenny loaf, and was told they had none such. So not considering or knowing the difference of money, and the greater cheapness nor the names of his bread, I bade him give me ...
... seems, were not made in Philadelphia. Then I asked for a threepenny loaf, and was told they had none such. So not considering or knowing the difference of money, and the greater cheapness nor the names of his bread, I bade him give me ...
Página
... seem'd surpris'd when he was told my age. He said I appear'd a young man of promising parts, and therefore should be encouraged; the printers at Philadelphia were wretched ones; and, if I would set up there, he made no doubt I should ...
... seem'd surpris'd when he was told my age. He said I appear'd a young man of promising parts, and therefore should be encouraged; the printers at Philadelphia were wretched ones; and, if I would set up there, he made no doubt I should ...
Página
... seems not to know much of the world, or of the snares youth is expos'd to; depend upon it, those are very bad women ... seem'd at first not to think so ill of them as she did, she mentioned some things she had observ'd and heard that had ...
... seems not to know much of the world, or of the snares youth is expos'd to; depend upon it, those are very bad women ... seem'd at first not to think so ill of them as she did, she mentioned some things she had observ'd and heard that had ...
Contenido
BEGINNING BUSINESS IN PHILADELPHIA | |
BUSINESS SUCCESS AND FIRST PUBLIC SERVICE | |
PLAN FOR ATTAINING MORAL PERFECTION | |
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Términos y frases comunes
accordingly acquaintance advantage affairs afterwards American appear'd arriv'd ask'd Assembly attend Autobiography Benjamin Franklin Boston bred brother brought call'd captain colonies conduct continu'd continued conversation defense dispute Ecton employ'd endeavour England England Courant English father form'd Fort Duquesne Franklin Franklin stove friends gave Gilbert Tennent give governor hands horses hundred inhabitants instructions intended Keimer length letters Little Britain lived lodging London Lord Loudoun Madeira wine never occasion occasion'd officers opinion pamphlet paper Pennsylvania perhaps Peter Collinson Philadelphia Poor Richard says Poor Richard's Almanac pounds currency printed printer printinghouse procure propos'd proposed proprietaries province Quakers Ralph receiv'd refus'd return'd sail sect seem'd sent shillings ship sometimes soon street things thought thousand pounds thro told took us'd virtue waggons William Temple Franklin writing wrote York young