Benjamin Franklin: His Contribution to the American TraditionBobbs-Merrill, 1953 - 320 pages |
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Page 170
... received to procure the ground and erect the building which was 100 feet long & 70 broad , about the size of Westminster - hall ; and the work was carried on with such spirit as to be finished in a much shorter time than could have been ...
... received to procure the ground and erect the building which was 100 feet long & 70 broad , about the size of Westminster - hall ; and the work was carried on with such spirit as to be finished in a much shorter time than could have been ...
Page 173
... received their education in it , distinguished by their improved abilities , serviceable in public stations , and ornaments to their country . When I disengaged myself as above mentioned from private business , I flattered myself that ...
... received their education in it , distinguished by their improved abilities , serviceable in public stations , and ornaments to their country . When I disengaged myself as above mentioned from private business , I flattered myself that ...
Page 194
... received , and summed up together , the numbers turned out as follows , Had the Small- pox in the common way , Of these died Received the distemper by Inoculation , Of these died Whites Blacks Whites Blacks 5059 485 452 62 Whites Blacks ...
... received , and summed up together , the numbers turned out as follows , Had the Small- pox in the common way , Of these died Received the distemper by Inoculation , Of these died Whites Blacks Whites Blacks 5059 485 452 62 Whites Blacks ...
Contents
PAGE | 27 |
INVENTIONS AND APPLICATIONS OF SCIENCE | 189 |
THE STYLE OF BEING AMERICAN | 225 |
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