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Do you think of any thing at present , in which the Junto may be serviceable to mankind , to their country , to their friends , or to themselves ? 12. Hath any deserving stranger arrived in town since last meeting , that you have heard ...
Do you think of any thing at present , in which the Junto may be serviceable to mankind , to their country , to their friends , or to themselves ? 12. Hath any deserving stranger arrived in town since last meeting , that you have heard ...
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Do you see any thing amiss in the present customs or proceedings of the Junto , which might be amended ? Any person to be qualified ( as a member of the Junto is ] to stand up , and lay his hand upon his breast , and be , asked these ...
Do you see any thing amiss in the present customs or proceedings of the Junto , which might be amended ? Any person to be qualified ( as a member of the Junto is ] to stand up , and lay his hand upon his breast , and be , asked these ...
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If they mean a man cannot in this life be so perfect as an angel , it may be true ; for an angel , by being incorporeal , is allowed some perfections we are at present incapable of , and less liable to some imperfections than we are ...
If they mean a man cannot in this life be so perfect as an angel , it may be true ; for an angel , by being incorporeal , is allowed some perfections we are at present incapable of , and less liable to some imperfections than we are ...
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Contents
INTRODUCTION | 27 |
THE LESSONS OF EXPERIENCE | 68 |
SELFIMPROVEMENT AND MUTUAL | 112 |
Copyright | |
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| 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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