Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: With Selections from His Other Writings ...D. C. Heath, 1908 - 386 páginas |
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... ship . Journey to Canada . Signs Declaration of Independ- ence . Sent by Congress to secure aid from Became at length first Minister France . 1776-1785 . Resident at Passy , near Paris . 1778 . Signed Treaty of alliance and com- merce ...
... ship . Journey to Canada . Signs Declaration of Independ- ence . Sent by Congress to secure aid from Became at length first Minister France . 1776-1785 . Resident at Passy , near Paris . 1778 . Signed Treaty of alliance and com- merce ...
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... ship . I had caught it by reading my father's books of dispute about religion . Persons of good sense , I have since observed , seldom fall into it , except lawyers , uni- versity men , and men of all sorts that have been bred at ...
... ship . I had caught it by reading my father's books of dispute about religion . Persons of good sense , I have since observed , seldom fall into it , except lawyers , uni- versity men , and men of all sorts that have been bred at ...
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... ship , and the only one at that time usually passing between Lon- don and Philadelphia . But it would be some months be- fore Annis sailed , so I continued working with Keimer , fretting about the money Collins had got from me , and in ...
... ship , and the only one at that time usually passing between Lon- don and Philadelphia . But it would be some months be- fore Annis sailed , so I continued working with Keimer , fretting about the money Collins had got from me , and in ...
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... ship , whose departure too had been several times postponed , was on the point of sailing . Then , when I called to take my leave and receive the letters , his secretary , Dr. Bard , came out to me and said . the governor was extremely ...
... ship , whose departure too had been several times postponed , was on the point of sailing . Then , when I called to take my leave and receive the letters , his secretary , Dr. Bard , came out to me and said . the governor was extremely ...
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... ship , and there the let- ters would be delivered to me . Ralph , though married , and having one child , had de- termined to accompany me in this voyage . It was thought he intended to establish a correspondence , and obtain goods to ...
... ship , and there the let- ters would be delivered to me . Ralph , though married , and having one child , had de- termined to accompany me in this voyage . It was thought he intended to establish a correspondence , and obtain goods to ...
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acquainted affairs afterwards Almanac America appeared arrived Art of Virtue Assembly attended Autobiography began Benjamin Franklin Boston Braddock brother brought building C. E. Brock captain character colonies conduct continued Ecton electricity England experiments father fire friends gave give governor habit hand heard horses Keimer length letter Little Britain lived lodging London Lord Loudoun means ment mind morning never night observed occasion opinion pamphlet paper Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Gazette persons Peter Collinson Philadelphia Philadelphia experiments pleasure Poor Richard's Poor Richard's Almanac pounds present printer printing printing-house proposed proprietaries province Quakers reason received sail says sect sent ship soon Spanish dollar Street thee things thought tion told took town virtue wagons Whitefield wind writing written wrote Yale College York young
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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...