The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of Essays, Humourous, Moral, and Literary : with His LifeJohn Lomax, 1831 - 290페이지 |
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... able mathematician , one man of genius , in single art , or a single science . " - " When we shall have exist- isted as a nation , " says Mi. J. “ as long as the Greeks did before they produced a Homer , the Romans a Virgil , the French ...
... able mathematician , one man of genius , in single art , or a single science . " - " When we shall have exist- isted as a nation , " says Mi. J. “ as long as the Greeks did before they produced a Homer , the Romans a Virgil , the French ...
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... able for their livelihood to make a jury in form . aforementioned . ' Old Translation . Chaucer ton calls his country - gentleman a franklin ; and , after describing his good housekeeping , thus characterizes him : This worthy franklin ...
... able for their livelihood to make a jury in form . aforementioned . ' Old Translation . Chaucer ton calls his country - gentleman a franklin ; and , after describing his good housekeeping , thus characterizes him : This worthy franklin ...
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... able to make little things for myself , when I have had no mechanic at hand , and to construct small machines for my experiments , while the idea I have conceived has been fresh and strongly impressed on my imagination . My father at ...
... able to make little things for myself , when I have had no mechanic at hand , and to construct small machines for my experiments , while the idea I have conceived has been fresh and strongly impressed on my imagination . My father at ...
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... able to save half . This was a new fund for the purchase of books ; and other advantages resulted to nie from the plan . When my brother and his workmen left the printing . house to go to dinner , I remained behind , and des patching my ...
... able to save half . This was a new fund for the purchase of books ; and other advantages resulted to nie from the plan . When my brother and his workmen left the printing . house to go to dinner , I remained behind , and des patching my ...
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... able to gratify it ; but , having another trade , and believing my . self to be a tolerable workman , I hesitated not to offer my services to the old Mr. William Bradford , who had been the first printer in Pennsylvania , but had ...
... able to gratify it ; but , having another trade , and believing my . self to be a tolerable workman , I hesitated not to offer my services to the old Mr. William Bradford , who had been the first printer in Pennsylvania , but had ...
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278 페이지 - Thus I consent, Sir, to this Constitution, because I expect no better, and because I am not sure that it is not the best. The opinions I have had of its errors I sacrifice to the public good. I have never whispered a syllable of them abroad. Within these walls they were born, and here they shall die.
243 페이지 - Blessing of Heaven; and therefore ask that Blessing humbly, and be not uncharitable to those that at present seem to want it, but comfort and help them. Remember Job suffered, and was afterwards prosperous. And now to conclude, Experience keeps a dear School, but Fools will learn in no other...
141 페이지 - I voluntarily offered and gave all my money for one. I then came home and went whistling all over the house, much pleased with my whistle, but disturbing all the family. My brothers and sisters and cousins, understanding the bargain I had made, told me...
279 페이지 - On the whole, sir, I cannot help expressing a wish that every member of the Convention who may still have objections to it would, with me, on this occasion doubt a little of his own infallibility, and, to make manifest our unanimity, put his name to this instrument.
243 페이지 - Thus the old gentleman ended his harangue. The people heard it and approved the doctrine, and immediately practised the contrary, just as if it had been a common sermon ; for the auction opened, and they began to buy extravagantly.
216 페이지 - Several of our Young People were formerly brought up at the Colleges of the Northern Provinces; they were instructed in all your Sciences; but when they came back to us, they were bad Runners, ignorant of every means of living in the Woods, unable to bear either Cold or Hunger, knew neither how to build a Cabin, take a Deer, or kill an Enemy...
215 페이지 - Counsellors; for all their Government is by the Counsel or Advice of the Sages; there is no Force, there are no Prisons, no Officers to compel Obedience, or inflict Punishment. Hence they generally study Oratory; the best Speaker having the most Influence.
133 페이지 - Pounds in Public Works which may be judged of most general utility to the Inhabitants, such as Fortifications, Bridges, Aqueducts, Public Buildings, Baths, Pavements, or whatever may make living in the Town more convenient to its People, and render it more agreeable to strangers, resorting thither for Health or a temporary residence.
234 페이지 - I stopped my horse lately, where a great number of people were collected at an auction of merchants' goods. The hour of the sale not being come, they were conversing on the badness of the times; and one of the company called to a plain, clean, old man, with white locks, "Pray, Father Abraham, what think you of the times?
158 페이지 - The most trifling actions that affect a man's credit are to be regarded. The sound of your hammer at five in the morning, or nine at night...