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degrees of comparifon; giving the belt prize to him that performs beft; a lefs valuable one to him that comes up next to the best: and another to the third, commendations, encouragement and advice to the reit; keeping up their hopes, that, by induftry, they may excel another time. The names of thofe that obtain the prize, to be yearly printed in a lift.

The hours of each day are to be divided and difpofed in fuch a manner as that some claffes may be with the writing-mafter, improving their hands; others with the mathematical mafter, learning arithmetic, accounts, geography, ufe of globes, drawing, mechanics, &c. while the reft are in the English fchool, under the English master's care.

Thus inftructed, youth will come out of this school fitted for learning any business, calling, or profeffion, except fuch wherein languages are required; and though unacquainted with any ancient or foreign tongue, they will be masters of their own, which is of more immediate and general ufe; and withal will have attained many other valuable accomplifhments: the time ufually spent in acquiring those languages, often without fuccefs, being here employed in laying fuch a foundation of knowledge and ability, as, properly improved, may qualify them to pafs through and execute the feveral offices of civil life, with advantage and reputation to themselves and country.

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VOLUME I.

Life of Dr. Franklin, as written by himself

Continuation of his life, by Dr. Stuber

Epitaph

Extracts from his Will

Codicil

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9

114

174

ibid.

177

VOLUME II.

On Early Marriages

On the Death of his Brother, Mr. John Frank-

lin

To the late Doctor Mather of Boston

The Whistle, a true flory; written to his Ne-
phew

A Petition of the Left Hand

The handfome and deformed Leg

Converfation of a company of Ephemera, with

the Soliloquy of one advanced in age

Morals of Chefs

The Art of procuring pleafant Dreams
Advice to a young Tradefman

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Neceffary Hints to thofe that would be rich

The Way to make Money plenty in every Man's
Pocket

An economical Project

On modern innovations in the English Lan-
guage, and in Printing

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37

An Account of the higheft Court of Judicature
in Pennfylvania, viz. The Court of the prefs 42
Paper; a Poem
Obfervations on the generally prevailing Doc-
trines of Life and Death

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