Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin Franklin...H. Colburn, 1833 |
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... never adopted any theory but with a view to prac- tical experience , and who , in the true spirit of philosophy , applied all his speculations to objects of general utility . It would , therefore , have been an act of culpable ...
... never adopted any theory but with a view to prac- tical experience , and who , in the true spirit of philosophy , applied all his speculations to objects of general utility . It would , therefore , have been an act of culpable ...
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... never have shown a bare face among Jews or Christians . But alas ! that is a vain thought . Such a passage in the Old Testament , would avail as little against the rancorous passions of men , as the fol- lowing passages in the New ...
... never have shown a bare face among Jews or Christians . But alas ! that is a vain thought . Such a passage in the Old Testament , would avail as little against the rancorous passions of men , as the fol- lowing passages in the New ...
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... never to write again ; when perhaps it may not be a pin matter , whether they ever do or no . As I have not observed the critics to be more favorable on this account , I shall always avoid saying any thing of the kind ; and conclude ...
... never to write again ; when perhaps it may not be a pin matter , whether they ever do or no . As I have not observed the critics to be more favorable on this account , I shall always avoid saying any thing of the kind ; and conclude ...
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... never spoke yet but with a design to divert and please ; and who was never yet baulked in his intention . Eugenius takes more delight in applying the wit of his friends , than in being admired himself ; and if any one of the company is ...
... never spoke yet but with a design to divert and please ; and who was never yet baulked in his intention . Eugenius takes more delight in applying the wit of his friends , than in being admired himself ; and if any one of the company is ...
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... never known him or seen him before ? It was not an exquisite form of person , or grandeur of dress , that struck us ... never afraid or ashamed to do , because he knows he always means well , and therefore is never obliged to blush , and ...
... never known him or seen him before ? It was not an exquisite form of person , or grandeur of dress , that struck us ... never afraid or ashamed to do , because he knows he always means well , and therefore is never obliged to blush , and ...
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