The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanac and Other PapersPerkins Book Company, 1902 - 308 Seiten |
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... shillings to pay out of his wages every Saturday night for that vile liquor , an expense I was free from . And thus these poor devils keep themselves always under . Watts , after some weeks , desiring to have me in the composing - room ...
... shillings to pay out of his wages every Saturday night for that vile liquor , an expense I was free from . And thus these poor devils keep themselves always under . Watts , after some weeks , desiring to have me in the composing - room ...
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... shillings ' worth of time loses five shillings , and might as prudently throw five shil- lings 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 ...
... shillings ' worth of time loses five shillings , and might as prudently throw five shil- lings 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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... shillings a day by his labor and goes abroad or sits idle one - half of that day , though he spends but sixpence during his diversion or idleness , ought not to reckon that the only expense ; he has really spent , or rather thrown away ...
... shillings a day by his labor and goes abroad or sits idle one - half of that day , though he spends but sixpence during his diversion or idleness , ought not to reckon that the only expense ; he has really spent , or rather thrown away ...
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Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin | 1 |
Plan for Saving One Hundred Thousand Pounds | 232 |
Digging for Hidden Treasure | 239 |
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accordingly acquaintance advantage affairs afterward 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 Fort Duquesne Franklin friends gave give Gnadenhutten Gout governor hand heard honor horses Hugh Meredith inconvenience Indians industry inhabitants JANE MECOM Keimer kind learned length letters Little Britain lived lodged London Lord Loudoun Madeira wine master means ment mention Motto never observed occasion opinion paper Pennsylvania perhaps persons 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 thought thousand pounds tion told took virtue wagons walk writing wrote young