Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: With Selections from His Other Writings ...D. C. Heath, 1908 - 386 páginas |
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... called " The Mother of all North American subscription libra- ries . " Started first branch printing office in Studied French , Italian , Spanish , Charleston , S. C. 1733 . 1734 . Visited Boston and brother in R. I. 1735 . Latin ...
... called " The Mother of all North American subscription libra- ries . " Started first branch printing office in Studied French , Italian , Spanish , Charleston , S. C. 1733 . 1734 . Visited Boston and brother in R. I. 1735 . Latin ...
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... called an Essay on Pro- jects , and another of Dr. Mather's , called Essays to do Good , which perhaps gave me a turn of thinking THE BOSTON SCHOOL BOY 15.
... called an Essay on Pro- jects , and another of Dr. Mather's , called Essays to do Good , which perhaps gave me a turn of thinking THE BOSTON SCHOOL BOY 15.
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... called The Lighthouse Tragedy , and contained an account of the BENJAMIN FRANKLIN , APPRENTICE After a bronze tablet on the pedestal of Greenough's statue drowning of Captain Worthilake , with his two daugh- ters ; the other was a ...
... called The Lighthouse Tragedy , and contained an account of the BENJAMIN FRANKLIN , APPRENTICE After a bronze tablet on the pedestal of Greenough's statue drowning of Captain Worthilake , with his two daugh- ters ; the other was a ...
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... called the New England Courant . The only one before it was the Boston News - Letter . I remember his being dissuaded by some of his friends from the un- dertaking , as not likely to succeed , one newspaper being , in their judgment ...
... called the New England Courant . The only one before it was the Boston News - Letter . I remember his being dissuaded by some of his friends from the un- dertaking , as not likely to succeed , one newspaper being , in their judgment ...
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... called in as usual . They read it , com- mented on it in my hearing , and I had the exquisite pleasure of finding it met with their approbation , and that in their different guesses at the author , none were named but men of some ...
... called in as usual . They read it , com- mented on it in my hearing , and I had the exquisite pleasure of finding it met with their approbation , and that in their different guesses at the author , none were named but men of some ...
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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...