Benjamin Franklin: His Contribution to the American TraditionBobbs-Merrill, 1953 - 320 pages |
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I. Bernard Cohen. appointed by the Assembly a committee to attend the press , and take care that no more bills were printed than the law directed . They were therefore by turns constantly with us , and generally he who attended brought ...
I. Bernard Cohen. appointed by the Assembly a committee to attend the press , and take care that no more bills were printed than the law directed . They were therefore by turns constantly with us , and generally he who attended brought ...
Page 121
... attended any public worship , I had still an opinion of its propriety , and of its utility when rightly conducted , and ... attend his adminis- trations , and I was now and then prevailed on to do so , once for five Sundays successively ...
... attended any public worship , I had still an opinion of its propriety , and of its utility when rightly conducted , and ... attend his adminis- trations , and I was now and then prevailed on to do so , once for five Sundays successively ...
Page 132
... attend the remainder is in the hand of Providence ; but , if they arrive , the reflection on past happiness enjoyed ... attending its opposite vice ; and I should have called 132 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN.
... attend the remainder is in the hand of Providence ; but , if they arrive , the reflection on past happiness enjoyed ... attending its opposite vice ; and I should have called 132 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN.
Contents
PAGE | 27 |
IN THE SERVICE OF THE COMMUNITY | 164 |
INVENTIONS AND APPLICATIONS OF SCIENCE | 189 |
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