The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: Poor Richard's Almanac and Other PapersSpencer Press, 1930 - 311 Seiten |
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... present . When another asserted something that I thought an error , I denied myself the pleasure of con- tradicting him abruptly and of showing immediately some absurdity in his proposition ; and in answering I began by observing that ...
... present . When another asserted something that I thought an error , I denied myself the pleasure of con- tradicting him abruptly and of showing immediately some absurdity in his proposition ; and in answering I began by observing that ...
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... present stock , then about sixty pounds , in tickets of the lottery . By our rules no money could be disposed of till the next meeting after the proposal . The company consisted of thirty members , of whom twenty - two were Quakers and ...
... present stock , then about sixty pounds , in tickets of the lottery . By our rules no money could be disposed of till the next meeting after the proposal . The company consisted of thirty members , of whom twenty - two were Quakers and ...
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... present mode , I imagine the difficulty of changing that mode for the new is not so great but that we might perfectly get over it in a week's time . As to those who do not spell well , if the two diffi- culties are compared - namely ...
... present mode , I imagine the difficulty of changing that mode for the new is not so great but that we might perfectly get over it in a week's time . As to those who do not spell well , if the two diffi- culties are compared - namely ...
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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