Benjamin Franklin: His Contribution to the American TraditionBobbs-Merrill, 1953 - 320 pages |
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Page 47
... kind of lofty pathos which ... lift the Declaration to the level of a great occasion . " The comparison between Jefferson and Franklin is in- structive , because it draws our attention to Franklin's qual- ity as the kind of American who ...
... kind of lofty pathos which ... lift the Declaration to the level of a great occasion . " The comparison between Jefferson and Franklin is in- structive , because it draws our attention to Franklin's qual- ity as the kind of American who ...
Page 113
... kind of reputation ; and if I have been . . . a useful citizen , the public owes the advantage of it to that book . " Cotton Mather explained to his congregation that a Christian " is a man in a boat , rowing for heaven " ; to reach the ...
... kind of reputation ; and if I have been . . . a useful citizen , the public owes the advantage of it to that book . " Cotton Mather explained to his congregation that a Christian " is a man in a boat , rowing for heaven " ; to reach the ...
Page 210
... kind of generic term rather than a description of his particular invention . His own account of the stove he invented , which follows , was published so that anyone who wished might construct one . Being more concerned with improving ...
... kind of generic term rather than a description of his particular invention . His own account of the stove he invented , which follows , was published so that anyone who wished might construct one . Being more concerned with improving ...
Contents
PAGE | 27 |
INVENTIONS AND APPLICATIONS OF SCIENCE | 189 |
THE STYLE OF BEING AMERICAN | 225 |
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