Autobiography of Benjamin FranklinH. Holt, 1916 - 346 páginas The autobiography the American philosopher, statesman, and scientist who relates his own rise from obscurity and poverty to eminence and wealth. |
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... occasions I was generally a leader among the boys , and sometimes led them into scrapes , of which I will mention one instance , as it shows an early projecting public spirit , tho ' not then justly conducted . There was a salt - marsh ...
... occasions I was generally a leader among the boys , and sometimes led them into scrapes , of which I will mention one instance , as it shows an early projecting public spirit , tho ' not then justly conducted . There was a salt - marsh ...
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... occasion , was very handy in the use of other tradesmen's tools ; but his great excellence lay in a sound understanding and solid judgment in prudential matters , both in private and publick affairs . In the latter , in- deed , he was ...
... occasion , was very handy in the use of other tradesmen's tools ; but his great excellence lay in a sound understanding and solid judgment in prudential matters , both in private and publick affairs . In the latter , in- deed , he was ...
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... occasion to talk to me about the man- ner of my writing ; observed that , though I had the advantage of my antagonist in correct spell- ing and pointing ( which I ow'd to the printing- house ) , I fell far short in elegance of expres ...
... occasion to talk to me about the man- ner of my writing ; observed that , though I had the advantage of my antagonist in correct spell- ing and pointing ( which I ow'd to the printing- house ) , I fell far short in elegance of expres ...
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... occasion for words of the same im- port , but of different length , to suit the meas- ure , or of different sound for the rhyme , would have laid me under a constant necessity of searching for variety , and also have tended to fix that ...
... occasion for words of the same im- port , but of different length , to suit the meas- ure , or of different sound for the rhyme , would have laid me under a constant necessity of searching for variety , and also have tended to fix that ...
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... occasion of the differences that we began to have about this time . Though a brother , he considered himself as my master , and me as his apprentice , and , accordingly , expected the same services from me as he would from another ...
... occasion of the differences that we began to have about this time . Though a brother , he considered himself as my master , and me as his apprentice , and , accordingly , expected the same services from me as he would from another ...
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