Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin FranklinJ. M. Dent & Company, 1910 - 314 pages |
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Page vii
... course of this holiday labour . Apparently , he sent it to his son not long after , and thought no more about it . And , indeed , he soon had plenty to think about ; for the difficult and troublous course of the public business with ...
... course of this holiday labour . Apparently , he sent it to his son not long after , and thought no more about it . And , indeed , he soon had plenty to think about ; for the difficult and troublous course of the public business with ...
Page 103
... course compleat in thirteen weeks , and four courses in a year . And like him who , having a garden to weed , does not attempt to eradicate all the bad herbs at once , which would exceed his reach and his strength , but works on one of ...
... course compleat in thirteen weeks , and four courses in a year . And like him who , having a garden to weed , does not attempt to eradicate all the bad herbs at once , which would exceed his reach and his strength , but works on one of ...
Page 105
... course , became full of holes , I transferr'd my tables and precepts to the ivory leaves of a memo- randum book , on which the lines were drawn with red ink , that made a durable stain , and on those lines I mark'd my faults with a ...
... course , became full of holes , I transferr'd my tables and precepts to the ivory leaves of a memo- randum book , on which the lines were drawn with red ink , that made a durable stain , and on those lines I mark'd my faults with a ...
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