The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: Poor Richard's Almanac and Other PapersSpencer Press, 1936 - 311 Seiten |
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... five Sundays successively . Had he been in my opinion a good preacher , perhaps I might have continued , notwithstanding the occasion I had for Sunday's leisure in my course of study ; but his discourses were chiefly either polemic ...
... five Sundays successively . Had he been in my opinion a good preacher , perhaps I might have continued , notwithstanding the occasion I had for Sunday's leisure in my course of study ; but his discourses were chiefly either polemic ...
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... five shillings ' worth of time loses five shillings , and might as prudently throw five shillings into the sea . He that loses five shillings not only loses that sum , but all the advantage that might be made by turning it in dealing ...
... five shillings ' worth of time loses five shillings , and might as prudently throw five shillings into the sea . He that loses five shillings not only loses that sum , but all the advantage that might be made by turning it in dealing ...
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... five hundred years an angel said to him : “ Arise , Methuselah , and build thee an house , for thou shalt live yet five hundred years longer . ” But Methuselah answered and said : “ If I am to live but five hundred years longer , it is ...
... five hundred years an angel said to him : “ Arise , Methuselah , and build thee an house , for thou shalt live yet five hundred years longer . ” But Methuselah answered and said : “ If I am to live but five hundred years longer , it is ...
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accordingly acquaintance advantage affairs afterward agreeable almanac appeared arrived Assembly attend began Benjamin Franklin Boston bred brother brought called captain continued conversation dear debt desired dispute employed endeavor England expense father Franklin friends gave give Gnadenhutten Gout governor hand heard honor horses Hugh Meredith Indians inhabitants instructions JANE MECOM Keimer kind learned length letters Little Britain lived lodged London Lord Loudoun Lord Macclesfield Madeira wine master means mention Motto never observed occasion opinion paper Pennsylvania perhaps Philadelphia piece pleased pleasure Poor Richard says POOR RICHARD'S ALMANAC pounds currency present printed printer printing-house procure proposed province Quakers Ralph received sailed sect sensible shillings sometimes soon street thee things thou thought thousand pounds tion told took virtue wagons walk writing wrote young