Life of Benjamin Franklin, Written by Himself, Volume 1Lippincott, 1875 |
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... thought that it would be curious to compare the history of a writer who seemed to have used his brilliant imagination merely to render himself miserable , with that of a philosopher who employed all the resources of an equally gifted ...
... thought that it would be curious to compare the history of a writer who seemed to have used his brilliant imagination merely to render himself miserable , with that of a philosopher who employed all the resources of an equally gifted ...
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... thought the best way was to strangle all the innocents in the vicinage . " William Temple's tardy vindication from these imputa- tions is given in the preface to his edition of his grand- father's works . He there admits that he delayed ...
... thought the best way was to strangle all the innocents in the vicinage . " William Temple's tardy vindication from these imputa- tions is given in the preface to his edition of his grand- father's works . He there admits that he delayed ...
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... thought he had been treated ungraciously by our governmant , from which he had been educated to expect some diplomatic appoint- ment . Immediately after his grandfather's death he left the United States under a feeling of disappointment ...
... thought he had been treated ungraciously by our governmant , from which he had been educated to expect some diplomatic appoint- ment . Immediately after his grandfather's death he left the United States under a feeling of disappointment ...
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... thought a Yankee was a sort of Yahoo . " Upon this M. Malo remarks : " Yahoo . This must be an animal . They pretend it is an opossum ; but I have not found the word ' Yahoo ' in any dictionary of natural history . " Again , in a letter ...
... thought a Yankee was a sort of Yahoo . " Upon this M. Malo remarks : " Yahoo . This must be an animal . They pretend it is an opossum ; but I have not found the word ' Yahoo ' in any dictionary of natural history . " Again , in a letter ...
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... thought it would be more satisfactory to most of my readers to know how Franklin wrote his autobiography than to know how it would have been written by Webster or Worcester . JOHN BIGELOW . THE SQUIRRELS , February 22 , 1874 PART I ...
... thought it would be more satisfactory to most of my readers to know how Franklin wrote his autobiography than to know how it would have been written by Webster or Worcester . JOHN BIGELOW . THE SQUIRRELS , February 22 , 1874 PART I ...
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Page 265 - I happened soon after to attend one of his sermons, in the course of which I perceived he intended to finish with a collection, and I silently resolved he should get nothing from me. I had in my pocket a handful of copper money, three or four silver dollars, and five pistoles in gold. As he proceeded I began to soften, and concluded to give the coppers.
Page 232 - Father of light and life, thou Good Supreme! O teach me what is good; teach me Thyself! Save me from folly, vanity, and vice, From every low pursuit; and fill my soul With knowledge, conscious peace, and virtue pure; Sacred, substantial, never-fading bliss!
Page 123 - Street wharf, near the boat I came in, to which I went for a draught of the river water; and being filled with one of my rolls, gave the other two to a woman and her child that came down the river in the boat with us, and were waiting to go farther.
Page 243 - That there is one God, who made all things. "That he governs the world by his providence. "That he ought to be worshiped by adoration, prayer, and thanksgiving. "But that the most acceptable service of God is doing good to man. "That the soul is immortal. "And that God will certainly reward virtue and punish vice, either here or hereafter.
Page 265 - The request was fortunately made to perhaps the only man in the company who had the firmness not to be affected by the preacher. His answer was, "At any other time, friend Hopkinson, I would lend to thee freely ; but not now, for thee seems to be out of thy right senses.
Page 112 - I took a delight in it, practis'd it continually, and grew very artful and expert in drawing people, even of superior knowledge, into concessions, the consequences of which they did not foresee, entangling them in difficulties out of which they could not extricate themselves, and so obtaining victories that neither myself nor my cause always deserved.
Page 157 - Water-American, as they called me, was stronger than themselves, who drank strong beer! We had an alehouse boy who attended always in the house to supply the workmen. My companion at the press drank every day a pint before breakfast, a pint at breakfast with his bread and cheese, a pint between breakfast and dinner, a pint at dinner, a pint in the afternoon about six o'clock, and another when he had done his day's work.
Page 231 - I could go through a course complete in thirteen weeks, and four courses in a year. And like him who, having a garden to weed, does not attempt to eradicate all the bad herbs at once, which would exceed his reach and his strength, but works on one of the beds at a time, and, having accomplished the first, proceeds to a second...
Page 257 - ... which he had never done before, and with great civility ; and he ever after manifested a readiness to serve me on all occasions, so that we became great friends, and our friendship continued to his death. This is another instance of the truth of an old maxim I had learned, which says, " He that has once done you a kindness will be more ready to do you another than he whom you yourself have obliged.
Page 219 - Seest thou a man diligent in his calling, he shall stand before kings, he shall not stand before mean men...