Benjamin Franklin as a Man of LettersK. Paul, Trench & Company, 1887 - 293 páginas |
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... shillings paid out in board and let him board himself , by putting in prac- tice a theory of vegetable diet , by refusing meat and fish , eating bread and biscuit , and so sav- ing a little even of the pittance . Thus equipped ...
... shillings paid out in board and let him board himself , by putting in prac- tice a theory of vegetable diet , by refusing meat and fish , eating bread and biscuit , and so sav- ing a little even of the pittance . Thus equipped ...
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... shillings a year . And well he might , for so sprightly and entertain- ing a newspaper did not exist anywhere else in the colonies . But for this prosperity James Franklin was soon to pay dearly . The very act by which he evaded the ...
... shillings a year . And well he might , for so sprightly and entertain- ing a newspaper did not exist anywhere else in the colonies . But for this prosperity James Franklin was soon to pay dearly . The very act by which he evaded the ...
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... shillings would furnish charms to lay the guardian spirit and name the auspicious night , and dupes ever ready to give the shillings and make the at- tempt . Day after day they would wander through the woods watching the flight of birds ...
... shillings would furnish charms to lay the guardian spirit and name the auspicious night , and dupes ever ready to give the shillings and make the at- tempt . Day after day they would wander through the woods watching the flight of birds ...
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... shillings , passed from hand to hand . But so far were they from supplying the needs of trade that the men of Chester besought the Assembly to make pro- duce a legal tender , to prohibit the exportation of coin , and to add one more ...
... shillings , passed from hand to hand . But so far were they from supplying the needs of trade that the men of Chester besought the Assembly to make pro- duce a legal tender , to prohibit the exportation of coin , and to add one more ...
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... shilling was added to the dol- lar ; produce was made a legal tender , and the best of all forms of colonial paper money was emitted . The bank was limited to fifteen thou- sand pounds ; four thousand to pay the debts of the province ...
... shilling was added to the dol- lar ; produce was made a legal tender , and the best of all forms of colonial paper money was emitted . The bank was limited to fifteen thou- sand pounds ; four thousand to pay the debts of the province ...
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Abbé Morellet accused Advertiser almanac America Andrew Bradford Arthur Lee assembly Autobiography began bills Boston Bradford British Busybody Ça ira called colonies copy Courant debts declared edition England English essays folly France Frank Franklin wrote French gathered gave Gazette given governor hand hundred Indians issued James Franklin Jersey Keimer king knew labor land Leeds letters liberty London Lord magazine manuscript merchants months never newspaper once pamphlet paper money Paris passed Paxton Paxton Boys Penn Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Gazette Philadelphia piece Poor Richard says pounds preface pretended printed printer printing-house province Province of Pennsylvania published Quakers Ralph Izard reader replied scarce sent sermon ship Silas Deane soon speech stamp act taken taxes Temple Franklin things tion took town trade tricity turn verses William Bradford write written York