Benjamin Franklin: His Contribution to the American TraditionBobbs-Merrill, 1953 - 320 pages |
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Page 132
... hand of Providence ; but , if they arrive , the reflection on past happiness enjoyed ought to help his bearing them with more resignation . To temperance he ascribes his long - continued health , & what is still left to him of a good ...
... hand of Providence ; but , if they arrive , the reflection on past happiness enjoyed ought to help his bearing them with more resignation . To temperance he ascribes his long - continued health , & what is still left to him of a good ...
Page 210
I. Bernard Cohen. arm as you take it down hand over hand , till the book comes to you ; which would drop from between the thumb and finger if the sinew was let loose . All new tools require some practice before we can be- come expert in ...
I. Bernard Cohen. arm as you take it down hand over hand , till the book comes to you ; which would drop from between the thumb and finger if the sinew was let loose . All new tools require some practice before we can be- come expert in ...
Page 291
... hand is against every man , shall upon such occa- sions have every man's hand against him . He is Addled . A. The Drinker's Dictionary * He's casting up his Accounts . Afflicted . In his Airs . He's Biggy . Bewitched . B. Block and ...
... hand is against every man , shall upon such occa- sions have every man's hand against him . He is Addled . A. The Drinker's Dictionary * He's casting up his Accounts . Afflicted . In his Airs . He's Biggy . Bewitched . B. Block and ...
Contents
PAGE | 27 |
INVENTIONS AND APPLICATIONS OF SCIENCE | 189 |
THE STYLE OF BEING AMERICAN | 225 |
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