The Life of Benjamin Franklin: Including a Sketch of the Rise and Progress of the War of Independence, and of the Various Negociations at Paris for Peace; with the History of His Political and Other WritingsHunt and Clarke, 1826 - 407 Seiten |
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... troops from England ; of course the subsequent pretext for taxing America , and the bloody contest it occasioned , would have been avoided . But such mistakes are not new . The best public measures are seldom adopted from previous ...
... troops from England ; of course the subsequent pretext for taxing America , and the bloody contest it occasioned , would have been avoided . But such mistakes are not new . The best public measures are seldom adopted from previous ...
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... troops . Intent upon their tobacco manufacture , and well- furnished with water conveyances , the Virginians had little occasion at any time for wheel carriages or beasts of burden . Instead therefore of one hun- dred and fifty waggons ...
... troops . Intent upon their tobacco manufacture , and well- furnished with water conveyances , the Virginians had little occasion at any time for wheel carriages or beasts of burden . Instead therefore of one hun- dred and fifty waggons ...
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... troops and his train of artillery before Duquesne , though it was well fortified and garrisoned , it probably would soon fall ; but that the danger he anticipated was from ambuscade , and the exposure of the army in its pas- sage , as ...
... troops and his train of artillery before Duquesne , though it was well fortified and garrisoned , it probably would soon fall ; but that the danger he anticipated was from ambuscade , and the exposure of the army in its pas- sage , as ...
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... troops , sir , it is impossible they should make any impression . " He commenced his march on the 4th of June , at the head of about two thousand two hundred men ; and , upon his arrival at the meadows where Washington had been defeated ...
... troops , sir , it is impossible they should make any impression . " He commenced his march on the 4th of June , at the head of about two thousand two hundred men ; and , upon his arrival at the meadows where Washington had been defeated ...
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... troops . To this however the latter did not feel himself equal , and steadily declined it . Shortly afterwards , Mr Morris was superseded in the govern- ment . Franklin considers himself , upon the whole , to have been treated ...
... troops . To this however the latter did not feel himself equal , and steadily declined it . Shortly afterwards , Mr Morris was superseded in the govern- ment . Franklin considers himself , upon the whole , to have been treated ...
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Seite 358 - Magdalen Islands, and Labrador, so long as the same shall remain unsettled; but so soon as the same or either of them shall be settled, it shall not be lawful for the said fishermen to dry or cure fish at such settlement, without a previous agreement for that purpose with the inhabitants, proprietors, or possessors of the ground.
Seite 338 - ... 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...
Seite 334 - three removes are as bad as a fire ;' and again, 'keep thy shop, and thy shop will keep thee ;* and again, ' if you would have your business done, go ; if not, send.' And again, ' He that by the plough would thrive, Himself must either hold or drive...
Seite 58 - Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings ; he shall not stand before mean men...
Seite 357 - St Croix river to the highlands, along the said highlands which divide those rivers that empty themselves into the river St Lawrence, from those which fall into the Atlantic Ocean...
Seite 336 - Years can never be spent but, always taking out of the Meal-tub, and never putting in, soon comes to the Bottom; as Poor Dick says, When the Well's dry, they know the Worth of Water. But this they might have known before, if they had taken his Advice; If you would know the Value of Money, go and try to borrow some; for, he that goes a borrowing goes a sorrowing; and indeed so does he that lends to such People, when he goes to get it in again.
Seite 322 - Key is always bright, as Poor Richard says. But dost thou love Life, then do not squander Time, for that's the stuff Life is made of, as Poor Richard says. How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep, forgetting that The sleeping Fox catches no Poultry...
Seite 332 - How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep, forgetting that the sleeping fox catches no poultry, and that there will be sleeping enough in the grave, as Poor Richard says.
Seite 387 - In short, the way to wealth, if you desire it, is as plain as the way to market. It depends chiefly on two words, industry and frugality — that is, waste neither time nor money, but make the best use of both.
Seite 359 - ... perfectly consistent not only with justice and equity, but with that spirit of conciliation which on the return of the blessings of peace should universally prevail.