The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: Poor Richard's Almanac and Other PapersSpencer Press, 1936 - 311 Seiten |
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... natural to old men , of talking of themselves and their own actions ; and I shall indulge it without being tiresome to those who , from respect to my age , might conceive themselves obliged to listen to me , since they will be always ...
... natural to old men , of talking of themselves and their own actions ; and I shall indulge it without being tiresome to those who , from respect to my age , might conceive themselves obliged to listen to me , since they will be always ...
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... natural inclination , became at length easy and so habitual to me that perhaps for the last fifty years no one has ever heard a dogmatical expression escape me . And to this habit ( after my character of integrity ) I think it ...
... natural inclination , became at length easy and so habitual to me that perhaps for the last fifty years no one has ever heard a dogmatical expression escape me . And to this habit ( after my character of integrity ) I think it ...
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... natural and honorable . Having few artificial wants , they have abundance of leisure for improvement by conversation . Our laborious manner of life , compared with theirs , they esteem slavish and base ; and the learning on which we ...
... natural and honorable . Having few artificial wants , they have abundance of leisure for improvement by conversation . Our laborious manner of life , compared with theirs , they esteem slavish and base ; and the learning on which we ...
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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