The Life of Benjamin Franklin, Written by Himself: Now First Edited from Original Manuscripts and from His Printed Correspondence and Other Writings, Volume 1 |
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Page 114
... continu'd this method some few years , but gradually left it , retaining only the habit of expressing myself in terms of modest diffidence ; never using , when I advanced any thing that may possibly be disputed , the words certainly ...
... continu'd this method some few years , but gradually left it , retaining only the habit of expressing myself in terms of modest diffidence ; never using , when I advanced any thing that may possibly be disputed , the words certainly ...
Page 127
... continu'd so till the meeting broke up , when one was kind enough to rouse me . This was , therefore , the first house I was in , or slept in , in Philadelphia . Walking down again toward the river , and , look- ing in the faces of ...
... continu'd so till the meeting broke up , when one was kind enough to rouse me . This was , therefore , the first house I was in , or slept in , in Philadelphia . Walking down again toward the river , and , look- ing in the faces of ...
Page 137
... continu'd a sober as well as an industrious lad ; was much respected for his learning by several of the clergy and other gentlemen , and seemed to pro- mise making a good figure in life . But , during my absence , he had acquir'd a ...
... continu'd a sober as well as an industrious lad ; was much respected for his learning by several of the clergy and other gentlemen , and seemed to pro- mise making a good figure in life . But , during my absence , he had acquir'd a ...
Page 139
... continu'd lodging and boarding at the same house with me , and at my expense . Knowing I had that money of Vernon's , he was continually borrowing of me , still promising repay- ment as soon as he should be in business . length he had ...
... continu'd lodging and boarding at the same house with me , and at my expense . Knowing I had that money of Vernon's , he was continually borrowing of me , still promising repay- ment as soon as he should be in business . length he had ...
Page 140
... continu'd to refuse . So he swore he would make me row , or throw me overboard ; and coming along , stepping on the thwarts , toward me , when he came up and struck at me , I clapped my hand under his crutch , and , rising , pitched him ...
... continu'd to refuse . So he swore he would make me row , or throw me overboard ; and coming along , stepping on the thwarts , toward me , when he came up and struck at me , I clapped my hand under his crutch , and , rising , pitched him ...
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