Benjamin FranklinHoughton, Mifflin, 1889 - 428 עמודים |
מתוך הספר
תוצאות 1-5 מתוך 55
עמוד 4
... gave up the notion of making him a preacher of the Gospel . At the ripe age of ten he was taken from school , and set to assist his father in the trade of tallow - chandler and soap - boiler . But dipping wicks and pouring grease ...
... gave up the notion of making him a preacher of the Gospel . At the ripe age of ten he was taken from school , and set to assist his father in the trade of tallow - chandler and soap - boiler . But dipping wicks and pouring grease ...
עמוד 5
... gave the boy his chance . Secure that the document would never be produced , he resolved to leave the printing - house . But the influence of James prevented his getting employ- ment elsewhere in the town . Besides this , other matters ...
... gave the boy his chance . Secure that the document would never be produced , he resolved to leave the printing - house . But the influence of James prevented his getting employ- ment elsewhere in the town . Besides this , other matters ...
עמוד 8
... gave expectations . He was otherwise an ingenious , sensible man , a pretty good writer , and a good gov- ernor for the people . . . . Several of our best laws were of his planning , and passed during his ad- ministration . " None the ...
... gave expectations . He was otherwise an ingenious , sensible man , a pretty good writer , and a good gov- ernor for the people . . . . Several of our best laws were of his planning , and passed during his ad- ministration . " None the ...
עמוד 11
... produced its natural result . Two friends of Frank- lin lent him what capital he needed ; he bought out Meredith and had the whole business for himself . His zeal increased ; he won good friends , gave EARLY YEARS . 11.
... produced its natural result . Two friends of Frank- lin lent him what capital he needed ; he bought out Meredith and had the whole business for himself . His zeal increased ; he won good friends , gave EARLY YEARS . 11.
עמוד 12
John Torrey Morse. His zeal increased ; he won good friends , gave gen- eral satisfaction , and absorbed all the best business . in the Province . At the time of the formation of the partnership the only newspaper of Pennsylvania was ...
John Torrey Morse. His zeal increased ; he won good friends , gave gen- eral satisfaction , and absorbed all the best business . in the Province . At the time of the formation of the partnership the only newspaper of Pennsylvania was ...
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able affairs afterward agent American appointed argument arrived Arthur Lee Assembly Bancroft Beaumarchais Benjamin Franklin bills Britain British brought cerning colonies colonists commissioners concerning Congress course Deane drafts duty enemies England English Englishmen envoys Europe fact felt France Frank French French court friends gave Gérard give governor Grenville gress hand Hartley honor hope independence induced instructions interest Izard John Adams king knew later less letters Lord Lord North Lord Shelburne Lord Stormont lordship matter ment mind minister ministry nation negotiations ness never once opinion Oswald paper Paris Parliament Parton's Paxton boys peace Philadelphia position prisoners privy council probably proprietaries Province repeal replied says scheme seemed sent Shelburne ships side Silas Deane soon Spain Stamp Act taxes Thomas Penn Thomas Whately thought tion took treaty Vergennes voted Whately
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עמוד 373 - often and often in the course of the session, and the vicissitudes of my hopes and fears as to its issue, looked at that behind the president without being able to tell whether it was rising or setting. But now at length I have the happiness to know that it is a rising and not a setting sun.
עמוד 190 - ... care of settling this momentous business, he should not be ashamed of publicly calling to his assistance a person so perfectly acquainted with the whole of American affairs as the gentleman alluded to, and so injuriously reflected on; one...
עמוד 36 - That, as we enjoy great advantages from the inventions of others, we should be glad of an opportunity to serve others by any invention of ours ; and this we should do freely and generously.
עמוד 6 - Thus I went up Market Street as far as Fourth Street, passing by the door of Mr. Read, my future wife's father; when she, standing at the door, saw me, and thought I made, as I certainly did, a most awkward, ridiculous appearance.
עמוד 11 - 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. But the work shall not be lost For it will (as he believed) appear once more In a new and more elegant edition Revised and corrected by The Author.* * The foregoing epitaph was written by Dr.
עמוד 28 - I have, with most of the present Dissenters in England, some Doubts as to his Divinity; tho...
עמוד 365 - I had not firmness enough to resist the unanimous desire of my country folks ; and I find myself harnessed again in their service for another year. They engrossed the prime of my life. They have eaten my flesh, and seem resolved now to pick my bones.
עמוד 2 - My mother, the second wife, was Abiah Folger, daughter of Peter Folger, one of the first settlers of New England, of whom honorable mention is made by Cotton Mather, in his church history of that country, entitled Magnalia Christi Americana, as " a godly, learned Englishman" if I remember the words rightly.
עמוד 131 - The very tails of the American sheep are so laden with wool that each has a little car or waggon on four little wheels to support and keep it from trailing on the ground.
עמוד 238 - Hence it is a common observation here that our cause is the cause of all mankind, and that we are fighting for their liberty in defending our own. It is a glorious task assigned us by Providence, which has, I trust, given us spirit and virtue equal to it, and will at last crown it with success.