Benjamin Franklin: His Contribution to the American TraditionBobbs-Merrill, 1953 - 320 pages |
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Page 107
... able to answer it , their op- position slackened , and the point was carried by a ma- jority in the House . My friends there , who conceived I had been of some service , thought fit to reward me , by employing me in printing the money ...
... able to answer it , their op- position slackened , and the point was carried by a ma- jority in the House . My friends there , who conceived I had been of some service , thought fit to reward me , by employing me in printing the money ...
Page 154
... able ? Question . What general conduct of life is most suit- able for men in such circumstances as most of the mem- bers of the Junto are ? Or , of the many schemes of living which are in our power to pursue , which will be most ...
... able ? Question . What general conduct of life is most suit- able for men in such circumstances as most of the mem- bers of the Junto are ? Or , of the many schemes of living which are in our power to pursue , which will be most ...
Page 157
... able estate among my descendants and relations . The above observation is made merely as some apology to my family for making bequests that do not appear to have any immediate relation to their advantage . I was born in Boston , New ...
... able estate among my descendants and relations . The above observation is made merely as some apology to my family for making bequests that do not appear to have any immediate relation to their advantage . I was born in Boston , New ...
Contents
PAGE | 27 |
IN THE SERVICE OF THE COMMUNITY | 164 |
INVENTIONS AND APPLICATIONS OF SCIENCE | 189 |
Copyright | |
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