Benjamin Franklin, Self-revealed: A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on His Own Writings, Volumen 1G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1917 |
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... natural as rank vegetation to a fat soil . Nor should it be forgotten that many of his papers have perished , which , if still extant , would furnish additional proofs of the fertility of his genius and swell the sum of pleasure and ...
... natural as rank vegetation to a fat soil . Nor should it be forgotten that many of his papers have perished , which , if still extant , would furnish additional proofs of the fertility of his genius and swell the sum of pleasure and ...
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... nature and conduct corresponded with its precepts . There could be no greater error . Of the whole science of prudential economy a master indeed he was . His observations upon human life , in its pecuniary relations , and upon the ...
... nature and conduct corresponded with its precepts . There could be no greater error . Of the whole science of prudential economy a master indeed he was . His observations upon human life , in its pecuniary relations , and upon the ...
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... natural son , William Franklin , and to his natural son's natural son , William Temple Franklin , and in the ease with which he adopted in his old age the tone , if not the practices , of French gallantry , we cannot but recognize a nature ...
... natural son , William Franklin , and to his natural son's natural son , William Temple Franklin , and in the ease with which he adopted in his old age the tone , if not the practices , of French gallantry , we cannot but recognize a nature ...
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... Nature . " In one of his works , Lord Kames spoke of him as " a man who makes a great figure in the learned world ; and who would make a still greater figure for benevolence and candor , were virtue as much regarded in this declin- ing ...
... Nature . " In one of his works , Lord Kames spoke of him as " a man who makes a great figure in the learned world ; and who would make a still greater figure for benevolence and candor , were virtue as much regarded in this declin- ing ...
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... intensely vital nature , that , were it offered to his choice , he " should have no objection to a repetition of the same life from its begin- ning , only asking the advantages authors have in a 24 Benjamin Franklin Self - Revealed.
... intensely vital nature , that , were it offered to his choice , he " should have no objection to a repetition of the same life from its begin- ning , only asking the advantages authors have in a 24 Benjamin Franklin Self - Revealed.
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Página 112 - The Body Of Benjamin Franklin, Printer, (Like the cover of an old book, Its contents torn out, And stript of its lettering and gilding,) Lies here, food for worms. But the work shall not be lost, For it will, as he believed, appear once more, In a new and more elegant edition, Revised and corrected By THE AUTHOR.
Página 62 - I happened soon after to attend one of his sermons, in the course of which I perceived he intended to finish with a collection, and I silently resolved he should get nothing from me. I had in my pocket a handful of copper money, three or four silver dollars, and five pistoles in gold. As he proceeded I began to soften, and concluded to give the copper. Another stroke of his oratory made me ashamed of that, and determined me to give the silver ; and he finished so admirably, that I emptied my pocket...
Página 394 - MR. STRAHAN, You are a member of parliament, and one of that majority which has doomed my country to destruction. — You have begun to burn our towns, and murder our people. — Look upon your hands! — They are stained with the blood of your relations ! — You and I were long friends: — You are now my enemy, — and I am • Yours, B. FRANKLIN.
Página 263 - At his table he liked to have, as often as he could, some sensible friend or neighbour to converse with. and always took care to start some ingenious or useful topic for discourse, which might tend to improve the minds of his children. By this means he turned our attention to what was good, just, and prudent in the conduct of life...
Página 184 - For want of a nail, the shoe was lost, For want of a shoe, the horse was lost, For want of a horse, the rider was lost, For want of a rider, the battle was lost.
Página 107 - The rapid Progress true Science now makes, occasions my regretting sometimes that I was born so soon. It is impossible to imagine the Height to which may be carried, in a thousand years, the Power of Man over Matter.
Página 334 - 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 464 - I am very sorry, that you intend soon to leave our hemisphere. America has sent us many good things, gold, silver, sugar, tobacco, indigo, &c. ; but you are the first philosopher, and indeed the first great man of letters for whom we are beholden to her.
Página 207 - We have an English proverb that says, "He that would thrive, must ask his wife.
Página 51 - I used and gave them success. My belief of this induces me to hope, though I must not presume, that the same goodness will still be exercised...