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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... himself experiences , and he loses the sense of discouragement that comes from a realization of his own shortcom- ings and inability to attain . There are other reasons why the Autobiogra- phy should be viii INTRODUCTION.
... himself experiences , and he loses the sense of discouragement that comes from a realization of his own shortcom- ings and inability to attain . There are other reasons why the Autobiogra- phy should be viii INTRODUCTION.
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Benjamin Franklin Frank Woodworth Pine. There are other reasons why the Autobiogra- phy should be an intimate friend of American young people . Here they may establish a close relationship with one of the foremost Ameri- cans as well as ...
Benjamin Franklin Frank Woodworth Pine. There are other reasons why the Autobiogra- phy should be an intimate friend of American young people . Here they may establish a close relationship with one of the foremost Ameri- cans as well as ...
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... reason for this popularity is not far to seek . For in this work Franklin told in a remarkable manner the story of a remarkable life . He displayed hard common sense and a practical knowledge of the art of living . He selected and ...
... reason for this popularity is not far to seek . For in this work Franklin told in a remarkable manner the story of a remarkable life . He displayed hard common sense and a practical knowledge of the art of living . He selected and ...
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... reasons that he gave to his friends in my hearing - altered his first intention , took me from the grammar - school , and sent me to a school for writing and arithmetic , kept by a then famous man , Mr. George Brownell , very successful ...
... reasons that he gave to his friends in my hearing - altered his first intention , took me from the grammar - school , and sent me to a school for writing and arithmetic , kept by a then famous man , Mr. George Brownell , very successful ...
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... . He was naturally more eloquent , had a ready plenty of words , and sometimes , as I thought , bore me down more by his fluency than by the strength of his reasons . As we parted without settling the 24 FRANKLIN'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY.
... . He was naturally more eloquent , had a ready plenty of words , and sometimes , as I thought , bore me down more by his fluency than by the strength of his reasons . As we parted without settling the 24 FRANKLIN'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY.
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