The Works of the Late Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of His Life Written by Himself. Together with Humourous, Moral, and Literary Essays, Chiefly in the Manner of the Spectator. Among which are Several Not Inserted in Any American EditionE. Duyckinck, 1807 - 295 pages |
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... such papers , as by their scientifical nature , were less adapted for general peru- sal . These he may probably hereafter publish in a volume by themselves . He subjoins a letter from the late celebrated and a- PREFACE .
... such papers , as by their scientifical nature , were less adapted for general peru- sal . These he may probably hereafter publish in a volume by themselves . He subjoins a letter from the late celebrated and a- PREFACE .
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... less propriety . It is this : For want of modesty is want of sense . If you ask why I say with less propriety , I must give you the two lines together : Immodest words admit of no defence , For want of decency is want of sense . Now ...
... less propriety . It is this : For want of modesty is want of sense . If you ask why I say with less propriety , I must give you the two lines together : Immodest words admit of no defence , For want of decency is want of sense . Now ...
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... less than twenty - five . But he carried his project in- to execution , and I was employed in distributing the copies to his customers , after having assisted in com- posing and working them off . Among his friends he had a number of ...
... less than twenty - five . But he carried his project in- to execution , and I was employed in distributing the copies to his customers , after having assisted in com- posing and working them off . Among his friends he had a number of ...
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... less to blame than he had imagined . Sir William Keith , governor of the province was at Newcastle at the time . Captain Holmes , being by chance in his company when he received my letter , took occasion to speak of me , and shewed it ...
... less to blame than he had imagined . Sir William Keith , governor of the province was at Newcastle at the time . Captain Holmes , being by chance in his company when he received my letter , took occasion to speak of me , and shewed it ...
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... less afflicted at this , as he was unable to pay me , and as , by losing his friend- ship , I was relieved at the same time from a very heavy burthen . I now began to think of laying by some money.— The printing - house of Watts , near ...
... less afflicted at this , as he was unable to pay me , and as , by losing his friend- ship , I was relieved at the same time from a very heavy burthen . I now began to think of laying by some money.— The printing - house of Watts , near ...
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Page 135 - 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 244 - In these sentiments, 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, and...
Page 245 - ... their prejudices, their passions, their errors of opinion, their local interests and their selfish views. From such an assembly can a perfect production be expected? It therefore astonishes me, sir, to find this system approaching so near to perfection as it does; and I think it will astonish our enemies, who are waiting with confidence to hear that our councils are confounded, like those of the builders of Babel ; and that our States are on the point of separation, only to meet hereafter for...
Page 163 - 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, heard by a creditor, makes him easy six months longer; but, if he sees you at a billiard-table, or hears your voice at a tavern, when you should be at work, he sends for his money the next day; demands it, before he can receive it, in a lump.
Page 244 - Romish church is infallible, and the Church of England is never in the wrong. But though many private persons think almost as highly of their own infallibility, as...
Page 163 - Remember this saying, The good paymaster is lord of another man's purse. He that is known to pay punctually and exactly to the time he promises, may at any time, and on any occasion, raise all the money his friends can spare. This is sometimes of great use.
Page 222 - So I thought to myself, since I cannot do any business to-day, I may as well go to the meeting too, and I went with him. There stood up a man in black, and began to talk to the people very angrily ; I did not understand what he said, but perceiving that he looked much at me, and at Hanson...
Page 163 - Remember that credit is money. If a man lets his money lie in my hands after it is due, he gives me the interest, or so much as I can make of it during that time. This amounts to a considerable sum where a man has good and large credit, and makes good use of it. Remember that money is of a prolific generating nature. Money can beget money, and its offspring can beget more, and so on.
Page 217 - SAVAGES we call them, because their manners differ from ours, which we think the perfection of civility; they think the same of theirs. Perhaps if we could examine the manners of different nations with impartiality we should find no people so rude as to be without any rules of politeness, or none so polite as not to have some remains of rudeness.
Page 222 - I do not doubt," says the Indian, "that they tell you so; they have told me the same; but I doubt the truth of what they say, and I will tell you my reasons. I went lately to Albany, to sell my skins, and buy blankets, knives, powder, rum, &c.