The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of Essays, Humorous, Moral, and Literary, with His Life |
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... amongst which one of the strongest is the loss of dear friends . I was delighted with the account you gave in your let- ter of the honor shown to his memory at Phila- delphia , and by Congress ; and yesterday I re PREFACE .
... amongst which one of the strongest is the loss of dear friends . I was delighted with the account you gave in your let- ter of the honor shown to his memory at Phila- delphia , and by Congress ; and yesterday I re PREFACE .
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One of my uncles , desirous , like myself , of collecting anecdotes of our family , gave ine some notes , from which I have derived many particulars respecting our ancestors . From these I learn , that they had lived in the same village ...
One of my uncles , desirous , like myself , of collecting anecdotes of our family , gave ine some notes , from which I have derived many particulars respecting our ancestors . From these I learn , that they had lived in the same village ...
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This business displeased me , and I felt a strong inclination for a sea life ; but my father set his face against it . The vicinity of the waters , however , gave me frequent opportunities of ven- turing myself , both upon and within it ...
This business displeased me , and I felt a strong inclination for a sea life ; but my father set his face against it . The vicinity of the waters , however , gave me frequent opportunities of ven- turing myself , both upon and within it ...
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The offer was instantly em braced , and I soon found that of what he gave I was able to save half . This was a new me , T fund for the purchase of books ; and other advan- 26 LIFE OF FRANKLIN .
The offer was instantly em braced , and I soon found that of what he gave I was able to save half . This was a new me , T fund for the purchase of books ; and other advan- 26 LIFE OF FRANKLIN .
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... which gave it reputation and increased the sale . These gentlemen fre- quently came to our house . I heard the conversa- tion that passed , and the accounts they gave of the favorable reception of their writings with the public .
... which gave it reputation and increased the sale . These gentlemen fre- quently came to our house . I heard the conversa- tion that passed , and the accounts they gave of the favorable reception of their writings with the public .
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