Life of Benjamin Franklin, Written by Himself, Band 2Lippincott, 1875 |
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... soon as possible , and to be at the treasury again the next board day . I accordingly called at the Duke's , and left my card ; and when I went next to the treasury , his Grace not being there , Mr. Cooper carried me to Lord North ...
... soon as possible , and to be at the treasury again the next board day . I accordingly called at the Duke's , and left my card ; and when I went next to the treasury , his Grace not being there , Mr. Cooper carried me to Lord North ...
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... soon be able , I hope , by the next packet , to give you farther light . In the mean time , as no one but Sir John knows of the treaty , I talk daily of going in the August packet at farthest . And when the late Georgia appointment of ...
... soon be able , I hope , by the next packet , to give you farther light . In the mean time , as no one but Sir John knows of the treaty , I talk daily of going in the August packet at farthest . And when the late Georgia appointment of ...
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... soon as they could get their papers ready , would write to me and acquaint me with their business . * We have lost Lord Clare from the Board of Trade . He took me home from court the Sunday before his removal , that I might dine with ...
... soon as they could get their papers ready , would write to me and acquaint me with their business . * We have lost Lord Clare from the Board of Trade . He took me home from court the Sunday before his removal , that I might dine with ...
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... soon to be the case , but it is hard to divine which . I am myself grown so old as to feel much less than formerly the spur of ambition ; and , if it were not for the flattering expectation , that by being fixed here I might more ...
... soon to be the case , but it is hard to divine which . I am myself grown so old as to feel much less than formerly the spur of ambition ; and , if it were not for the flattering expectation , that by being fixed here I might more ...
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... soon as the time proposed for your visit is expired ; and that you continue , by every means in your power , to make the remainder of her days as comfortable to her as possible . Invent amusements for her ; be pleased when she accepts ...
... soon as the time proposed for your visit is expired ; and that you continue , by every means in your power , to make the remainder of her days as comfortable to her as possible . Invent amusements for her ; be pleased when she accepts ...
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Seite 491 - you are providing pain for yourself instead of pleasure; you give too much for your whistle.
Seite 474 - And over fields where scattered hamlets rose In barren solitary pomp repose ? Have we not seen at pleasure's lordly call The smiling long-frequented village fall ? Beheld the duteous son, the sire decayed, The modest matron, and the blushing maid, Forced from their homes, a melancholy train, "*'' To traverse climes beyond the western main ; Where wild Oswego spreads her swamps around, And Niagara stuns with thundering sound?
Seite 229 - To the King's Most Excellent Majesty: Most Gracious Sovereign: We, Your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects, the...
Seite 121 - ... consideration, I put down under the different heads short hints of the different motives, that at different times occur to me, for or against the measure. When I have thus got them all together in one view, I...
Seite 491 - Yet I ought to have charity for these unhappy people, when I consider, that with all this wisdom of which I am boasting, there are certain things in the world so tempting, for example, the apples of King John, which happily are not to be bought; for if they were put up to sale by auction, I might very easily be led to ruin myself in the purchase, and find that I had once more given too much for the whistle. Adieu, my dear friend, and believe me ever yours, very sincerely and with unalterable affection.
Seite 362 - We must be unanimous ; there must be no pulling different ways; we must all hang together." "Yes," replied Franklin, "we must indeed all hang together, or most assuredly we shall all hang separately.
Seite 120 - When those difficult cases occur, they are difficult, chiefly because, while we have them under consideration, all the reasons pro and con are not present to the mind at the same time ; but sometimes one set present themselves, and at other times another, the first being out of sight.
Seite 22 - Treat your wife always with respect ; it will procure respect to you, not only from her, but from all that observe it. Never use a slighting expression to her, even in jest ; for slights in jest, after frequent bandyings, are apt to end in angry earnest.
Seite 322 - They, who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.