Benjamin Franklin as a Man of LettersK. Paul, Trench & Company, 1887 - 293 páginas |
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... gave to inoculation , to the witch- craft delusion of 1692 , and to the censorship of the press James Franklin and his apprentice Benjamin did so much to destroy . It was in 1718 , when he had just turned twelve , that Benjamin was ...
... gave to inoculation , to the witch- craft delusion of 1692 , and to the censorship of the press James Franklin and his apprentice Benjamin did so much to destroy . It was in 1718 , when he had just turned twelve , that Benjamin was ...
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... established the " Boston Ga- zette , " and gave the matter to James Franklin to print . While engaged in setting type and mixing ink in his brother's office , Benjamin t i began to write . His first attempts were " BOSTON NEWS LETTER . " ...
... established the " Boston Ga- zette , " and gave the matter to James Franklin to print . While engaged in setting type and mixing ink in his brother's office , Benjamin t i began to write . His first attempts were " BOSTON NEWS LETTER . " ...
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... gave Charge not to print anything but what shall have lycense from ye Council . " Atkins obeyed , and in the only copies of " Kalendarium " now extant the hated words are blotted out . " " With this the struggle for the liberty of the ...
... gave Charge not to print anything but what shall have lycense from ye Council . " Atkins obeyed , and in the only copies of " Kalendarium " now extant the hated words are blotted out . " " With this the struggle for the liberty of the ...
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... gave him a home and sent him to Keimer , by whom he was soon employed . During a few months all went well , and Franklin spent his time courting , printing , and making friends . Among these was William Keith , who governed Pennsyl ...
... gave him a home and sent him to Keimer , by whom he was soon employed . During a few months all went well , and Franklin spent his time courting , printing , and making friends . Among these was William Keith , who governed Pennsyl ...
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... gave him a clerkship , took him back to Philadelphia , and placed him in a shop . There , at twenty , the lad began to keep books , sell goods , learn the secrets of mercantile af- fairs , and was fast becoming a merchant , when his ...
... gave him a clerkship , took him back to Philadelphia , and placed him in a shop . There , at twenty , the lad began to keep books , sell goods , learn the secrets of mercantile af- fairs , and was fast becoming a merchant , when his ...
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