The Works of the Late Dr. Benjamin Franklin;: Consisting of His Life Written by Himself: : Together with Essays Humorous, Moral, and Literary; Chiefly in the Manner of the Spectator, 1. kötetJohn Tiebout, no. 358 Pearl-Street., 1799 - 139 oldal |
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44. oldal
... said he , but it is not a house that bears a good character ; if will go with me , I will fhew you a better one . to the Crooked Billet , in Water - ftreet . I ordered fomething for dinner , and during my meal a number of curious ...
... said he , but it is not a house that bears a good character ; if will go with me , I will fhew you a better one . to the Crooked Billet , in Water - ftreet . I ordered fomething for dinner , and during my meal a number of curious ...
50. oldal
... said many flattering things of me to my father ; and ftrongly recommended the project of my fettling at Philadelphia , as a thing which could not fail to make my fortune . Going down the bay we ftruck on a flat , and , fprung a leak ...
... said many flattering things of me to my father ; and ftrongly recommended the project of my fettling at Philadelphia , as a thing which could not fail to make my fortune . Going down the bay we ftruck on a flat , and , fprung a leak ...
51. oldal
... said little . After fome days , Capt . Holmes being returned , he fhowed it him , afked him if he knew Keith , and what fort of a man he was : adding , that , in his opinion , it proved very little difcernment to think of fetting up a ...
... said little . After fome days , Capt . Holmes being returned , he fhowed it him , afked him if he knew Keith , and what fort of a man he was : adding , that , in his opinion , it proved very little difcernment to think of fetting up a ...
57. oldal
... said , between individuals : years of maturity were not always accompanied with dif- cretion , neither was youth in every inftance de- void of it . Since your father , added he , will not fet you up in bufinefs , I will do it myself ...
... said , between individuals : years of maturity were not always accompanied with dif- cretion , neither was youth in every inftance de- void of it . Since your father , added he , will not fet you up in bufinefs , I will do it myself ...
60. oldal
... said he , whe- ther my conftitution will be able to support it . 1 affured him on the contrary , that he would find himself the better for it . He was naturally a glutton , and I wished to amufe myself by ftarving him . He confented to ...
... said he , whe- ther my conftitution will be able to support it . 1 affured him on the contrary , that he would find himself the better for it . He was naturally a glutton , and I wished to amufe myself by ftarving him . He confented to ...
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acquaintance affembly affift againſt alfo almoſt America becauſe beſt Boſton bufinefs buſineſs cafe commiffioned confequence confiderable conftitution continued converfation defire difpute endeavoured eſtabliſh Europe exercife expence expreffed faid fame fatire favour fchools fecurity feen fent ferve fervice feven feveral fhall fhew fhillings fhould filk fince firft firſt fituation flaves fleep fmall fome fometimes foon Franklin friends ftate ftill fubject fuccefs fuch fuffered fufficient fuppofed fupport give Governor himſelf houfe houſe increaſe induſtry inftitution inftructed intereft Keimer laft laſt lefs letter lived Madeira wine mafter meaſure ment moft moſt muſt myſelf neceffary obferve occafion oppofition paffed perfons Philadelphia pleafed pleaſe pleaſure poffible pounds prefs prevent printer profeffion propofed publiſhed puniſhment purpoſe raiſe reafon refpect refuſed rife ſee ſhall ſmall ſome ſtate ſtill thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thouſand tion underſtand uſe whoſe