Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin FranklinJ. M. Dent & Company, 1910 - 314 pages |
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Page 89
... means , so we shall find , sir , that even you yourself framed a plan by which you became considerable ; but at the same time we may see that though the event is flattering , the means are as simple as wisdom could make them ; that is ...
... means , so we shall find , sir , that even you yourself framed a plan by which you became considerable ; but at the same time we may see that though the event is flattering , the means are as simple as wisdom could make them ; that is ...
Page 95
... mean men , " I from thence considered industry as a means of obtaining wealth and distinction , which encourag'd me , tho ' I did not think that I should ever literally stand before kings , which , however , has since hap- pened ; for I ...
... mean men , " I from thence considered industry as a means of obtaining wealth and distinction , which encourag'd me , tho ' I did not think that I should ever literally stand before kings , which , however , has since hap- pened ; for I ...
Page 259
... means . The writers did not give them to him ; nor yet did the deceased correspondent . Nothing then will acquit Dr Franklin of the charge of obtaining them by fraudulent or corrupt means , for the most malig- nant purposes : unless he ...
... means . The writers did not give them to him ; nor yet did the deceased correspondent . Nothing then will acquit Dr Franklin of the charge of obtaining them by fraudulent or corrupt means , for the most malig- nant purposes : unless he ...
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