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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50. oldal
... his fervice : I had a complete fuit of clothes , new and neat , a watch in my pocket , and my puríe was furnished with nearly five . pounds fterling in money . He gave me no very • civil reception ; and having eyed me from head 50 LIFE OF.
... his fervice : I had a complete fuit of clothes , new and neat , a watch in my pocket , and my puríe was furnished with nearly five . pounds fterling in money . He gave me no very • civil reception ; and having eyed me from head 50 LIFE OF.
53. oldal
... pounds due to him in Pennlylvania , begged me to receive it for him , and keep the money till I fhould hear from him : accordingly he gave me an order for that purpofe . This affair occafioned me , in the fequel , much unea- finefs . At ...
... pounds due to him in Pennlylvania , begged me to receive it for him , and keep the money till I fhould hear from him : accordingly he gave me an order for that purpofe . This affair occafioned me , in the fequel , much unea- finefs . At ...
58. oldal
... pounds fterling . He expreffed his approbation ; but asked if my prefence in England , that I might choose the characters my- self , and see that every article was good in its kind , would not be an advantage . You will alfe be able ...
... pounds fterling . He expreffed his approbation ; but asked if my prefence in England , that I might choose the characters my- self , and see that every article was good in its kind , would not be an advantage . You will alfe be able ...
78. oldal
... pounds a year ; and of this pittance she gave a part to the poor , living on water - gruel , and never making use of fire but to boil it . She had lived in this garret a great many years , with- out paying rent to the fucceffive ...
... pounds a year ; and of this pittance she gave a part to the poor , living on water - gruel , and never making use of fire but to boil it . She had lived in this garret a great many years , with- out paying rent to the fucceffive ...
81. oldal
... pounds a year . This was indeed less than I earned as a compofitor , but then I had much fairer profpect . I took leave , therefore , as I believed forever , of printing , and gave myself up entirely to my new occupation , fpending all ...
... pounds a year . This was indeed less than I earned as a compofitor , but then I had much fairer profpect . I took leave , therefore , as I believed forever , of printing , and gave myself up entirely to my new occupation , fpending all ...
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