Benjamin Franklin as a Man of LettersHoughton, Mifflin, 1887 - 293 páginas |
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... common , where the cows fed at large ; and the famous Neck . Across the Neck was a barrier , the gate of which was closed each night at nine , and never opened on the Sabbath . Behind the barrier was a maze of narrow streets , lined ...
... common , where the cows fed at large ; and the famous Neck . Across the Neck was a barrier , the gate of which was closed each night at nine , and never opened on the Sabbath . Behind the barrier was a maze of narrow streets , lined ...
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... Common , to Boston Neck , or to Broughton's Hill on the Charles River , where stood the gallows , from one end of which floated a huge black flag adorned with a figure of Death holding a dart in one hand and an hour - glass in the other ...
... Common , to Boston Neck , or to Broughton's Hill on the Charles River , where stood the gallows , from one end of which floated a huge black flag adorned with a figure of Death holding a dart in one hand and an hour - glass in the other ...
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... imaginary character . hundred and sixty years ago the belief in the existence of hidden treasure was common , and the belief unquestionably was well founded . Some had been buried by misers , some by thieves " THE BUSYBODY . " 51.
... imaginary character . hundred and sixty years ago the belief in the existence of hidden treasure was common , and the belief unquestionably was well founded . Some had been buried by misers , some by thieves " THE BUSYBODY . " 51.
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... common sense and wit , that gave his later writings a popular- ity and influence beyond those of any American author since his day . If he has a bad habit or a silly custom or a small vice to condemn , he begins by presenting us with a ...
... common sense and wit , that gave his later writings a popular- ity and influence beyond those of any American author since his day . If he has a bad habit or a silly custom or a small vice to condemn , he begins by presenting us with a ...
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... common circulation of specie and debased paper bills . Thus , when 1723 came , the people of the Jer- seys were paying their debts with the money of New York , and their taxes with bits of plate , ear - rings and finger - rings ...
... common circulation of specie and debased paper bills . Thus , when 1723 came , the people of the Jer- seys were paying their debts with the money of New York , and their taxes with bits of plate , ear - rings and finger - rings ...
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