Works of the Late Doctor Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of His Life, Written by Himself, Together with Essays, Humorous, Moral & Literary, Chiefly in the Manner of The SpectatorP. Wogan, P. Byrne, J. Moore, and W. Jones, 1793 - 303 páginas |
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... fhort - hand , which he taught me , but having never made use of it , I have now forgotten it . He was a man of piety , and a con- ftant attendant on the beft preachers , whofe fer- mons he took a pleasure in writing down accord- ing to ...
... fhort - hand , which he taught me , but having never made use of it , I have now forgotten it . He was a man of piety , and a con- ftant attendant on the beft preachers , whofe fer- mons he took a pleasure in writing down accord- ing to ...
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... fhort - hand of his invention , if I would take the pains to learn it . I remained however fcarcely a year at the grammar fchool , although , in this fhort interval , I had rifen from the middle to the head of my clafs , from thence to ...
... fhort - hand of his invention , if I would take the pains to learn it . I remained however fcarcely a year at the grammar fchool , although , in this fhort interval , I had rifen from the middle to the head of my clafs , from thence to ...
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... fhort fummaries of the fenfe of each period , and put them for a few days afide . I then , without looking at the book , endeavoured to restore the effays to their true form , and to exprefs each thought at length , as it was in the ...
... fhort fummaries of the fenfe of each period , and put them for a few days afide . I then , without looking at the book , endeavoured to restore the effays to their true form , and to exprefs each thought at length , as it was in the ...
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... fhort , if you wish to inform , a pofitive and dogmatical manner of advancing your opinion may provoke contradiction , and prevent your being heard with attention . On the other hand , if with a defire of being informed , and of ...
... fhort , if you wish to inform , a pofitive and dogmatical manner of advancing your opinion may provoke contradiction , and prevent your being heard with attention . On the other hand , if with a defire of being informed , and of ...
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... fhort effays for the paper , which gave it reputa- tion and increased its fale . Thefe gentlemen frequently came to our houfe . I heard the con- verfation that paffed , and the accounts they gave of the favourable reception of their ...
... fhort effays for the paper , which gave it reputa- tion and increased its fale . Thefe gentlemen frequently came to our houfe . I heard the con- verfation that paffed , and the accounts they gave of the favourable reception of their ...
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Works of the Late Doctor Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of His Life Written ... Benjamin Franklin Visualização integral - 1793 |
Works of the Late Doctor Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of His Life, Written ... Benjamin Franklin Visualização integral - 1793 |
Works of the Late Doctor Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of His Life, Written ... Benjamin Franklin Visualização integral - 1793 |
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