Benjamin Franklin, printer's boy, statesman, philosopher, and patriotWard, Lock & Company, 1879 - 373 עמודים |
מתוך הספר
תוצאות 1-5 מתוך 19
עמוד 22
... week . Benjamin Franklin , inspired by his love of read- ing , cultivated friendly relations with the clerks in the bookstores . From them he borrowed interest- ing volumes , which he took home in the evening with the utmost care , and ...
... week . Benjamin Franklin , inspired by his love of read- ing , cultivated friendly relations with the clerks in the bookstores . From them he borrowed interest- ing volumes , which he took home in the evening with the utmost care , and ...
עמוד 37
... week . Crushed by his misfor- tunes he wrote a very humble letter stating that his close confinement endangered his life , and begging that he might enjoy the liberty of the jail - yard . His request was granted , and for three weeks ...
... week . Crushed by his misfor- tunes he wrote a very humble letter stating that his close confinement endangered his life , and begging that he might enjoy the liberty of the jail - yard . His request was granted , and for three weeks ...
עמוד 55
... week or two elapsed before there was a vessel ready to sail for Boston . At that time the social rank of a printer was decidedly above that of other mechanic arts . There was something sacred at- tached to the employment , and it was ...
... week or two elapsed before there was a vessel ready to sail for Boston . At that time the social rank of a printer was decidedly above that of other mechanic arts . There was something sacred at- tached to the employment , and it was ...
עמוד 73
... great printing establishment of Palmer in Bartholo- mew Close . Fifty journeymen were here employed . He promptly entered into a contract with the proprieter for the remuneration of about six dollars a week EXCURSION TO ENGLAND . 73.
... great printing establishment of Palmer in Bartholo- mew Close . Fifty journeymen were here employed . He promptly entered into a contract with the proprieter for the remuneration of about six dollars a week EXCURSION TO ENGLAND . 73.
עמוד 74
... and earning six dollars a week , he felt quite easy in his circum- stances , and was quite generous in his expenditure for their mutual enjoyment . CHAPTER IV . Faithfulness to work - Neglect of Deborah. 74 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN .
... and earning six dollars a week , he felt quite easy in his circum- stances , and was quite generous in his expenditure for their mutual enjoyment . CHAPTER IV . Faithfulness to work - Neglect of Deborah. 74 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN .
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קטעים בולטים
עמוד 366 - I have lived, Sir, a long time, and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth — that God governs in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without his notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without his aid? We have been assured, Sir, in the sacred writings, that "except the Lord build the house they labor in vain that build it.
עמוד 91 - THE BODY of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Printer, (like the cover of an old book, its contents torn out, and stript of its lettering and gilding) lies here food for worms ; yet the work itself shall not be lost, for it will (as he believed) appear once more in a new and more beautiful edition, corrected and amended by THE AUTHOR.
עמוד 114 - We kept no idle servants, our table was plain and simple, our furniture of the cheapest. For instance, my breakfast was a long time bread and milk (no tea), and I ate it out of a two-penny earthen porringer, with a pewter spoon. But mark how luxury will enter families, and make a progress, in spite of principle: being called one morning to breakfast, I found it in a China bowl, with a spoon of silver!
עמוד 67 - THE Lord descended from above, And bowed the heavens most high ; And underneath his feet he cast The darkness of the sky. 2 On cherub and on cherubim, Full royally he rode ; And on the wings of mighty winds Came flying all abroad.
עמוד 137 - I happened soon after to attend one of his sermons, in the course of which I perceived he intended to finish with a collection, and I silently resolved he should get nothing from me. I had in my pocket a handful of copper money, three or four silver dollars, and five pistoles in gold. As he proceeded I began to soften, and concluded to give the copper.
עמוד 14 - I voluntarily offered and gave all my money for one. I then came home and went whistling all over the house, much pleased with my whistle, but disturbing all the family. My brothers and sisters and cousins, understanding the bargain I had made, told me I had given four times as much for it as it was worth...
עמוד 365 - In the beginning of the contest with Britain, when we were sensible of danger, we had daily prayers in this room for the Divine protection. Our prayers, sir, were heard; and they were graciously answered.
עמוד 129 - It was about this time I conceived the bold and arduous project of arriving at moral perfection. I wished to live without committing any fault at any time; I would conquer all that either natural inclination, custom, or company might lead me into. As I knew, "or thought I knew, what was right and wrong, I did not see why I might not always do the one and avoid the other.
עמוד 291 - It will be very agreeable to me; indeed, nothing has ever hurt me so much, and affected me with such keen sensations, as to find myself deserted in my old age by my only son ; and not only deserted, but to find him taking up arms against me in a cause wherein my good fame, fortune and life, were all at stake.