The Life of Benjamin Franklin, Written by Himself: Now First Edited from Original Manuscripts and from His Printed Correspondence and Other Writings, Volume 3Lippincott, 1884 - Printers |
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... dated Passy , March , 1781 . 12 1781 . I HAD the honor of receiving on the 13th of last month your Excellency's letter of the Ist of January , together with the instructions of November 28th and December 27th , a copy of those to ...
... dated Passy , March , 1781 . 12 1781 . I HAD the honor of receiving on the 13th of last month your Excellency's letter of the Ist of January , together with the instructions of November 28th and December 27th , a copy of those to ...
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... dated Passy , March , 1781 . 12 I must now beg leave to say something relating to myself ; a subject with which I have not often troubled the Congress . I have passed my seventy - fifth year , and I find that the long and severe fit of ...
... dated Passy , March , 1781 . 12 I must now beg leave to say something relating to myself ; a subject with which I have not often troubled the Congress . I have passed my seventy - fifth year , and I find that the long and severe fit of ...
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... dated Passy , Aug. 20 , 1781 . Digges , a Maryland merchant , residing in London , who pretended to be a zealous Ameri- can , and to have much concern for our poor people in the English prisons , drew upon me for their re- lief at ...
... dated Passy , Aug. 20 , 1781 . Digges , a Maryland merchant , residing in London , who pretended to be a zealous Ameri- can , and to have much concern for our poor people in the English prisons , drew upon me for their re- lief at ...
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... dated Passy , I do not deserve , as I am a bad one . The truth is , I have too much business upon my hands , a great deal of it foreign to my function as a min- ister , which interferes with my writing regularly to my friends . But I am ...
... dated Passy , I do not deserve , as I am a bad one . The truth is , I have too much business upon my hands , a great deal of it foreign to my function as a min- ister , which interferes with my writing regularly to my friends . But I am ...
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... dated Passy , May , 1781 . 19 I have with you , no doubt that America will be easily able to pay off not only the interest , but the principal , of all the debt she may con- tract in this war . But whether duties upon her exports will ...
... dated Passy , May , 1781 . 19 I have with you , no doubt that America will be easily able to pay off not only the interest , but the principal , of all the debt she may con- tract in this war . But whether duties upon her exports will ...
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Page 261 - Good,' which I think was written by your father. It had been so little regarded by a former possessor, that several leaves of it were torn out ; but the remainder gave me such a turn of thinking, as to have an influence on my conduct through life ; for I have always set a greater value on the character of a doer of good than any other kind of reputation ; and if I have been, as you seem to think, a useful citizen, the public owes the advantage of it to that book.
Page 490 - THE BODY of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Printer, (like the cover of an old book, its contents torn out, and stript of its lettering and gilding) lies here food for worms ; yet the work itself shall not be lost, for it will (as he believed) appear once more in a new and more beautiful edition, corrected and amended by THE AUTHOR.
Page 40 - Neither of the two parties shall conclude either truce or peace with Great Britain without the formal consent of the other first obtained; and they mutually engage not to lay down their arms until the independence of the United States shall have been formally or tacitly assured by the treaty or treaties that shall terminate the war.
Page 320 - The Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments ' and other rites and ceremonies of the Church according to the use of the Church of England, together with the Psalter or Psalms of David, pointed as they are to be sung or said in churches ; and the form or manner of making, ordaining, and consecrating of bishops, priests, and deacons.
Page 395 - Sir, I agree to this Constitution with all its faults, if they are such; because I think a general Government necessary for us, and there is no form of Government but what may be a blessing to the people if well administered...
Page 470 - I Benjamin Franklin, of Philadelphia, Printer, late Minister Plenipotentiary from the United States of America to the Court of France, now President of the State of Pennsylvania, do make and declare my last Will and Testament as follows.
Page 471 - Bache, to hold to them for and during their natural lives, and the life of the longest liver of them. And from and after the decease of the survivor of them...
Page 388 - President, the small progress we have made after four or five weeks' close attendance and continual reasonings with each other — our different sentiments on almost every question, several of the last producing as many noes as ayes — is, methinks, a melancholy proof of the imperfection of the human understanding. We indeed seem to feel our own want of political wisdom, since we have been running about in search of it. We have gone back to ancient history for models of government, and examined...
Page 96 - I have received the letter, which you did me the honor to write to me the 4th instant, as also those which accompanied it.
Page 324 - I CANNOT quit the coasts of Europe without taking leave of my ever dear Friend Mr. Hartley. We were long fellow labourers in the best of all works, the work of peace. I leave you still in the field, but having finished my day's task, I am going home to go to bed! Wish me a good night's rest, as I do you a pleasant evening. Adieu!