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It was just these virtues which Mark Twain could not stomach and they were the occasion of some of his most wicked and hilarious creations . A wonderful essay in The Golden Era ( for July 3 , 1864 ) began with a display of Poor ...
It was just these virtues which Mark Twain could not stomach and they were the occasion of some of his most wicked and hilarious creations . A wonderful essay in The Golden Era ( for July 3 , 1864 ) began with a display of Poor ...
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On occasions that commanded an exaltation of spirit , as in the final speech at the Constitutional Convention , there was apt to be a joke , a pun or at least a witticism that often may seem out of keeping with the occasion .
On occasions that commanded an exaltation of spirit , as in the final speech at the Constitutional Convention , there was apt to be a joke , a pun or at least a witticism that often may seem out of keeping with the occasion .
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be “ our better acquaintance with the general sentiments of the inhabitants on any occasion , as the Junto member might propose what queries we should desire , and was to report to the Junto what passed in his separate club ...
be “ our better acquaintance with the general sentiments of the inhabitants on any occasion , as the Junto member might propose what queries we should desire , and was to report to the Junto what passed in his separate club ...
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Contents
INTRODUCTION | 27 |
THE LESSONS OF EXPERIENCE | 68 |
SELFIMPROVEMENT AND MUTUAL | 112 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Benjamin Franklin: His Contribution to the American Tradition Makers of the American tradition series |
| Author | I. Bernard Cohen |
| Publisher | Bobbs-Merrill, 1953 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 21 Aug 2006 |
| Length | 320 pages |
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