Benjamin Franklin as a Man of LettersK. Paul, Trench & Company, 1887 - 293 páginas |
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... took place Benjamin was ten . His schooling then ended , and for two years he cut wicks , molded candles , tended shop , ran on errands , and talked much of going to sea . The parents had intended to breed him to the church , and an ...
... took place Benjamin was ten . His schooling then ended , and for two years he cut wicks , molded candles , tended shop , ran on errands , and talked much of going to sea . The parents had intended to breed him to the church , and an ...
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... took up his abode among the people of Pamlico Sound . There , protected by the governor , dreaded by the people , he squandered in riot and debauch- ery his ill - gotten wealth . When all was gone , Theach went back to his roving life ...
... took up his abode among the people of Pamlico Sound . There , protected by the governor , dreaded by the people , he squandered in riot and debauch- ery his ill - gotten wealth . When all was gone , Theach went back to his roving life ...
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... took several ships and crews , and began depredations which extended along the New England coast . News of the pirate was quickly sent to Governor Shute of Massachusetts , and by him trans- mitted to the Council on the seventh of June ...
... took several ships and crews , and began depredations which extended along the New England coast . News of the pirate was quickly sent to Governor Shute of Massachusetts , and by him trans- mitted to the Council on the seventh of June ...
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... took precisely the opposite course . The more the apprentice displayed his ability , the more domineering became the master . From disputes the two proceeded to quarrels , and from quarrels to blows . Then Benjamin turned to the ...
... took precisely the opposite course . The more the apprentice displayed his ability , the more domineering became the master . From disputes the two proceeded to quarrels , and from quarrels to blows . Then Benjamin turned to the ...
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... took boat to Philadelphia . But it was long after Franklin's boyhood before the road be- came anything better than a bridle - path , or be- fore a wagon of any kind rolled over it . So late as 1716 , when the Assembly fixed the ferry ...
... took boat to Philadelphia . But it was long after Franklin's boyhood before the road be- came anything better than a bridle - path , or be- fore a wagon of any kind rolled over it . So late as 1716 , when the Assembly fixed the ferry ...
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