 We had been shown numberless skeletons of a kind of little fly, called an ephemera, whose successive generations, we were told, were bred and expired within the day. I happened to see a living company of them on a leaf, who appeared to be engaged in conversation.  The Oxford Book of American Essays - Pàgina 1editat per - 1914 - 508 pàginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 590 pàgines
...where to find hitn ? Adieu. B. FRANKLIN. TO MADAME BRILLIANT. The Ephemera an Emblem of human Life*. YOU may remember, my dear friend, that when we lately...delightful garden and sweet society of the Moulin Joly, I stopt a little in one of our walks, and staid some time behind the company. We had been shown numberless... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 586 pàgines
...where to find him ? Adieu. B. FRANKLIN. TO MADAME BRILLIANT. TJie Ephemera an Emblem of human Life.* YOU may remember, my dear friend, that when we lately...delightful garden and sweet society of the Moulin Joly, I stopt a little in one of our walks, and staid some time behind the company. We had been shown numberless... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1807 - 310 pàgines
...Jaiy, I stopt a little in one of our walks, and staid some time behind the company. We had been shewn numberless skeletons of a kind of little fly, called an Ephemera;, whose successive generations, we are told, were bred and expired within the day, I happened to see a living company of them OR a leaf,... | |
 | Manual - 1809 - 324 pàgines
...dignity of the human species. ESSAY 95. SOLILOQUY OF AN EPHEMERA, IN A LETTEtt TO A FRENCH LADY. (From B. Franklin.) YOU may remember, my dear friend, that...spent that happy day, in the delightful garden and happy society of the Moulin Joly, I slopt a little in one of the walks, and staid some time behind... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1810 - 292 pàgines
...Conversation of a Company of Ephemera ; with the Soliloquy of one advanced in age. , To MADAME Yriu may remember, my dear friend, that when we lately...delightful garden and sweet society of the Moulin Jvly, 1 sioct a little in 01 ft of our walks and staid some time behind the company. \Ve had been shewn... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1811 - 196 pàgines
...CONVERSATION OF A COMPANY OF EPHEMERJE s WITH THE SOLILOQUT OF ONE ADVANCED IN AGE. TO MADAME BRILLIANT. YOU may remember, my dear friend, that when we lately...delightful garden and sweet society of the Moulin Joly, I stopt a little in 6ne of our walks, arid staid some time behind the company. We had been shewn numberless... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1811 - 190 pàgines
...COM PANT OF EPHEMERJE s •WITH THE SOLILOQUY OF ONE ADVANCED IN AGK. TO iVl^UA'.ME BRILLIANT. • YOU may remember, my dear friend, that when we lately...delightful garden and sweet society of the Moulin Jefa I stopt a little- in one of our walks, and staid some time behind the company. We had been shewn... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1815 - 336 pàgines
...CONVERSATION \ / or A COMPANY OF EPHEMERA ; WITH THE SOLILOQUY OP ONE ADVANCED IN AGE. TO MADAME BRILLIANT. YOU may remember, my dear friend that when we lately...delightful garden and sweet society of the Moulin Joly> I stopt a little in one of our walks, and staid some time behind th'e company. We had been shewn numberless... | |
 | Hwiding - 1817 - 412 pàgines
...of the Moulin Joly/ I stbpa little in one of our walks, and some time behind the copipany. uui b'aen shown numberless skeletons of a kind of little fly...Ephemera, whose successive generations, We were told, were ilyed and expired within the day, I happened to see a living company of them on a leaf, who appeared... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 610 pàgines
...GOOD CONSCIENCE. THE EPHEMERA, AN EMBLEM OF HUMAN LIFE (WRITTEN IN 1778.) To MADAME BRILLON, of Passy. You may remember, my dear friend, that when we lately...delightful garden and sweet society of the Moulin Joly, I stopt a little in one of our walks, and staid some time behind the company. We had been shown numberless... | |
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