Benjamin Franklin: His Contribution to the American TraditionBobbs-Merrill, 1953 - 320 pages |
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... continued there near 3 months , and by that time I could reckon among my acquired friends , Judge Allen , Samuel Bustill , the secretary of the Province , Isaac Pearson , Jo- seph Cooper and several of the Smiths , members of As- sembly ...
... continued there near 3 months , and by that time I could reckon among my acquired friends , Judge Allen , Samuel Bustill , the secretary of the Province , Isaac Pearson , Jo- seph Cooper and several of the Smiths , members of As- sembly ...
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... continued , notwithstanding the occasion I had for the Sunday's lei- sure in my course of study . But his discourses were chiefly either polemic arguments , or explications of the peculiar doctrines of our sect , and were all to me very ...
... continued , notwithstanding the occasion I had for the Sunday's lei- sure in my course of study . But his discourses were chiefly either polemic arguments , or explications of the peculiar doctrines of our sect , and were all to me very ...
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... continued eighteen years , successfully for us both . The trustees of the academy after a while were incor- porated by a charter from the Governor ; their funds were increased by contributions in Britain , and grants of land from the ...
... continued eighteen years , successfully for us both . The trustees of the academy after a while were incor- porated by a charter from the Governor ; their funds were increased by contributions in Britain , and grants of land from the ...
Contents
PAGE | 27 |
INVENTIONS AND APPLICATIONS OF SCIENCE | 189 |
THE STYLE OF BEING AMERICAN | 225 |
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