Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: With Selections from His Other Writings ...D. C. Heath, 1908 - 386 páginas |
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... America , never before examined ; texts already in print he compared with the original manuscripts ; he thus presented an accurate version and a series of letters repre- sentative of the varied phases of activity of Franklin's long life ...
... America , never before examined ; texts already in print he compared with the original manuscripts ; he thus presented an accurate version and a series of letters repre- sentative of the varied phases of activity of Franklin's long life ...
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... America , in 1775. When , in 1776 , he was preparing to go to France , in order to secure his most val- uable papers against the fortunes of war , he placed them in a trunk which he gave into the charge of an old friend , who kept it at ...
... America , in 1775. When , in 1776 , he was preparing to go to France , in order to secure his most val- uable papers against the fortunes of war , he placed them in a trunk which he gave into the charge of an old friend , who kept it at ...
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... America . Horace Greeley . No individual , perhaps , ever possessed a juster understand- ing , or was so seldom obstructed in the use of it by indolence , enthusiasm , or authority . Lord Jeffrey . One of the most remarkable men ...
... America . Horace Greeley . No individual , perhaps , ever possessed a juster understand- ing , or was so seldom obstructed in the use of it by indolence , enthusiasm , or authority . Lord Jeffrey . One of the most remarkable men ...
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... America 317 Motion for Prayers in the Convention 322 Franklin's View of Death 324 The Whistle 324 · The Lion and the Dogs 326 A Parable on Brotherly Love 328 A Petition of the Left Hand . 330 TOPICS FOR STUDY . 333 NOTES 359 ...
... America 317 Motion for Prayers in the Convention 322 Franklin's View of Death 324 The Whistle 324 · The Lion and the Dogs 326 A Parable on Brotherly Love 328 A Petition of the Left Hand . 330 TOPICS FOR STUDY . 333 NOTES 359 ...
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... America ; the child began to reply in kind before he was old enough to go to school . These lines in answer to his childish verses were sent to him in 1713 . he took down in his short - hand , and 6 AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN.
... America ; the child began to reply in kind before he was old enough to go to school . These lines in answer to his childish verses were sent to him in 1713 . he took down in his short - hand , and 6 AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN.
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Página 296 - Happy the man*, whose wish and care A few paternal acres bound, Content to breathe his native air In his own ground. Whose herds with milk, whose fields with bread, Whose flocks supply him with attire, Whose trees in summer yield him shade, In winter, fire.
Página 371 - Things, for they may all be blasted without the Blessing of Heaven; and therefore ask that Blessing humbly, and be not uncharitable to those that at present seem to want it, but comfort and help them. Remember Job suffered, and was afterwards prosperous. And now to conclude, Experience keeps a dear School, but Fools will learn in no other...
Página 143 - ... place. This and the next, Order, I expected would allow me more time for attending to my project and my studies. Resolution, once become habitual, would keep me firm in my...
Página 35 - I went for a draught of the river water; and being filled with one of my rolls, gave the other two to a woman and her child that came down the river in the boat with us, and were waiting to go farther.
Página 9 - My elder brothers were all put apprentices to different trades. I was put to the grammar-school at eight years of age, my father intending to devote me, as the tithe of his sons, to the service of the Church. My early readiness in learning to read (which must have been very early, as I do not remember when I could not read...
Página 322 - The small progress we have made after four or five weeks' close attendance and continual reasonings with each other, our different sentiments on almost every question, several of the last producing as many Noes as Ayes, is: methinks a melancholy proof of the imperfection of the human understanding. We indeed seem to feel our own want of political wisdom, since we have been running all about in search of it.
Página 30 - So I sold some of my books to raise a little money, was taken on board privately, and as we had a fair wind, in three days I found myself in New York, near 300 miles from home, a boy of but 17, without the least recommendation to, or knowledge of any person in the place, and with very little money in my pocket.
Página 172 - The request was fortunately made to perhaps the only man in the company who had the firmness not to be affected by the preacher. His answer was, "At any other time, friend Hopkinson, I would lend to thee freely ; but not now, for thee seems to be out of thy right senses.
Página 369 - Creator of the Universe. That he governs it by his Providence. That he ought to be worshipped. That the most acceptable service we render to him is doing good to his other children. That the soul of man is immortal, and will be treated with justice in another life respecting its conduct in this.
Página 136 - Seest thou a man diligent in his calling, he shall stand before kings, he shall not stand before mean men...