The Complete Works in Philosophy, Politics, and Morals, of the Late Dr. Benjamin Franklin, Now First Collected and Arranged: With Memories of His Early Life, Volume 1 |
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Page 44
... drawn so much of this money , that I was extremely alarmed at what might become of me , should he fail to make good the deficiency . His habit of drinking did not at all diminish , and was a frequent source of discord between us ; for ...
... drawn so much of this money , that I was extremely alarmed at what might become of me , should he fail to make good the deficiency . His habit of drinking did not at all diminish , and was a frequent source of discord between us ; for ...
Page 47
... drawn from me , and almost in continual agony at the thoughts of Vernon , who fortunately made no demand of his money till several years after . In the account of my first voyage from Boston to Philadelphia , I omitted , I believe , a ...
... drawn from me , and almost in continual agony at the thoughts of Vernon , who fortunately made no demand of his money till several years after . In the account of my first voyage from Boston to Philadelphia , I omitted , I believe , a ...
Page 56
... drawing him in to be his se- curity . We learned from his letter , that he was secretly carrying on an intrigue , in concert with the governor , to to the prejudice of Mr. Hamilton , who it was 56 LIFE OF DR . FRANKLIN .
... drawing him in to be his se- curity . We learned from his letter , that he was secretly carrying on an intrigue , in concert with the governor , to to the prejudice of Mr. Hamilton , who it was 56 LIFE OF DR . FRANKLIN .
Page 80
... drawn from it had been affected , as frequently happens in metaphysical reasonings . In a word , I was at last convinced that truth , probity , and sincerity in transactions between man and man , were of the utmost importance to the ...
... drawn from it had been affected , as frequently happens in metaphysical reasonings . In a word , I was at last convinced that truth , probity , and sincerity in transactions between man and man , were of the utmost importance to the ...
Page 92
... drawn up in a more ac- curate form than had yet been seen in that part of the world ; a work in which I was assisted by my friend Breintnal . I had also paper , parchment , pasteboard , books , & c . One Whitemash , an excellent compo ...
... drawn up in a more ac- curate form than had yet been seen in that part of the world ; a work in which I was assisted by my friend Breintnal . I had also paper , parchment , pasteboard , books , & c . One Whitemash , an excellent compo ...
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