Benjamin Franklin: His Contribution to the American TraditionBobbs-Merrill, 1953 - 320 pages |
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Page 103
... proposals for printing one himself , on which Webb was to be employed . I resented this , and to counteract them , as I could not yet begin our paper , I wrote several pieces of entertainment for Bradford's pa- per , under the title of ...
... proposals for printing one himself , on which Webb was to be employed . I resented this , and to counteract them , as I could not yet begin our paper , I wrote several pieces of entertainment for Bradford's pa- per , under the title of ...
Page 134
... proposed my opinions procured them a readier reception and less contradiction ; I had less mortification when I was found to be in the wrong , and I more easily prevailed with others to give up their mistakes & join with me when I ...
... proposed my opinions procured them a readier reception and less contradiction ; I had less mortification when I was found to be in the wrong , and I more easily prevailed with others to give up their mistakes & join with me when I ...
Page 165
... proposed that we should all of us bring our books to that room , where they would not only be ready to consult in our conferences , but become a common benefit , each of us being at liberty to borrow such as he wished to read at home ...
... proposed that we should all of us bring our books to that room , where they would not only be ready to consult in our conferences , but become a common benefit , each of us being at liberty to borrow such as he wished to read at home ...
Contents
PAGE | 27 |
IN THE SERVICE OF THE COMMUNITY | 164 |
INVENTIONS AND APPLICATIONS OF SCIENCE | 189 |
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