Autobiography of Benjamin FranklinJ.B. Lippincott & Company, 1868 - 409 páginas |
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... fact that the French version com- mences with " Mon cher fils , " omitting the name and title , leaves no doubt that the titles were added by the editor in the edition of 1817 . A * Whenever I shall have occasion to cite the edition of 9.
... fact that the French version com- mences with " Mon cher fils , " omitting the name and title , leaves no doubt that the titles were added by the editor in the edition of 1817 . A * Whenever I shall have occasion to cite the edition of 9.
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Benjamin Franklin John Bigelow. Whenever I shall have occasion to cite the edition of 1817 , refer- ence will be made to the American edition of this work , in six vols . , published in Philadelphia in 1818 . ( Edition 1817 , P. 47. ) I ...
Benjamin Franklin John Bigelow. Whenever I shall have occasion to cite the edition of 1817 , refer- ence will be made to the American edition of this work , in six vols . , published in Philadelphia in 1818 . ( Edition 1817 , P. 47. ) I ...
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... occasion was very handy with other tradesmen's tools but his great excellence was his sound understanding , etc. ( Edition of 1817 , p . 15. ) About this time I met with an odd volume of the Spectator . I had never before seen any of ...
... occasion was very handy with other tradesmen's tools but his great excellence was his sound understanding , etc. ( Edition of 1817 , p . 15. ) About this time I met with an odd volume of the Spectator . I had never before seen any of ...
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... occasion for France . Now , as I am about writing , her goodness will awaken me . This letter will reach you by way of England . " I feel it my duty to profit by this occasion to inform you that my grandfather , among other legacies ...
... occasion for France . Now , as I am about writing , her goodness will awaken me . This letter will reach you by way of England . " I feel it my duty to profit by this occasion to inform you that my grandfather , among other legacies ...
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... occasion to join other testimonies . " If , however , any critic chooses to disbelieve my asser- tion , and is desirous to bring the existence of the original manuscript into doubt , I am ready to verify it by means of an immediate ...
... occasion to join other testimonies . " If , however , any critic chooses to disbelieve my asser- tion , and is desirous to bring the existence of the original manuscript into doubt , I am ready to verify it by means of an immediate ...
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Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: Edited from His Manuscript, with Notes ... Benjamin Franklin Sin vista previa disponible - 2013 |
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Página 217 - I could go thro' a Course compleat in Thirteen Weeks, and four Courses in a Year. And like him who having a Garden to weed, does not attempt to eradicate all the bad Herbs at once, which would exceed his Reach and his Strength, but works on one of the Beds at a time, and having...
Página 211 - ORDER. Let all your things have their places ; let each part of your business have its time.
Página 321 - It is, perhaps, below the dignity of your profession to act as steward of the rum, but if you were to deal it out and only just after prayers, you would have them all about you.
Página 111 - I sat down among them, and, after looking round awhile and hearing nothing said, being very drowsy through labor and want of rest the preceding night, I fell fast asleep, and continued so till the meeting broke up, when one was kind enough to rouse me. This was, therefore, the first house I was in, or slept in, in Philadelphia.
Página 245 - ... which he had never done before, and with great civility ; and he ever after manifested a readiness to serve me on all occasions, so that we became great friends, and our friendship continued to his death. This is another instance of the truth of an old maxim I had learned, which says, " He that has once done you a kindness will be more ready to do you another than he whom you yourself have obliged.
Página 205 - Seest thou a man diligent in his calling, he shall stand before kings, he shall not stand before mean men...
Página 102 - I did not give them any satisfaction, they contented themselves with admonishing me, and dismissed me, considering me, perhaps, as an apprentice, who was bound to keep his master's secrets. During my brother's confinement, which I resented a good deal, notwithstanding our private differences, I had the management of the paper; and I made bold to give our rulers some rubs in it, which my brother took very kindly, while others began to consider me in an unfavorable light, as a young genius that had...
Página 282 - The subscriptions accordingly soon exceeded the requisite sum, and we claimed and received the public gift, which enabled us to carry the design into execution. A convenient and handsome building was soon erected ; the institution has by constant experience been found useful, and flourishes to this day ; and I do not remember any of my political manoeuvres, the success of which gave me at the time more pleasure, or wherein, after thinking of it, I more easily excused myself for having made some use...
Página 207 - Providence; that the most acceptable service of God was the doing good to man; that our souls are immortal; and that all crime will be punished, and virtue rewarded, either here or hereafter.
Página 91 - Often I sat up in my room reading the greatest part of the night, when the book was borrowed in the evening and to be returned early in the morning, lest it should be missed or wanted.