Benjamin Franklin: His Contribution to the American TraditionBobbs-Merrill, 1953 - 320 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 38
Page 32
... tion of Independence was not entrusted to Franklin be- cause of fear that a joke would be concealed in it ; we know that he wrote an early draft which climaxed in burlesque by apostrophizing Britain for her ingratitude " to Saxony , her ...
... tion of Independence was not entrusted to Franklin be- cause of fear that a joke would be concealed in it ; we know that he wrote an early draft which climaxed in burlesque by apostrophizing Britain for her ingratitude " to Saxony , her ...
Page 125
... tion by attempting the whole at once , but to fix it on one of them at a time , and when I should be master of that , then to proceed to another , and so on till I should have gone thro ' the thirteen . And as the previous acquisition ...
... tion by attempting the whole at once , but to fix it on one of them at a time , and when I should be master of that , then to proceed to another , and so on till I should have gone thro ' the thirteen . And as the previous acquisition ...
Page 314
... tion on Liberty and Neces- sity , Pleasure and Pain , 91 , 100 ; Dogood Papers , 79-80 , quoted , 272-274 ; The Drink- er's Dictionary , quoted , 291- 295 ; Every Man His Own Doctor , 192 ; Father Abra- ham's Speech , 30 ; on fire ...
... tion on Liberty and Neces- sity , Pleasure and Pain , 91 , 100 ; Dogood Papers , 79-80 , quoted , 272-274 ; The Drink- er's Dictionary , quoted , 291- 295 ; Every Man His Own Doctor , 192 ; Father Abra- ham's Speech , 30 ; on fire ...
Contents
PAGE | 27 |
IN THE SERVICE OF THE COMMUNITY | 164 |
INVENTIONS AND APPLICATIONS OF SCIENCE | 189 |
Copyright | |
1 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
acquaintance advantage American tradition Assembly Autobiography Benjamin Franklin BERNARD COHEN Boston called Carl Van Doren character chimney colonies common conductors continued Cotton Mather distemper electricity empiricism England expence experience father fire fire-places Franklin stove Franklin's writings friends gave Gazette give hand heat hospital improvement industry inhabitants inoculation inventions Keimer lately laws letters liberty lightning rod living London Mark Twain means ment Mussulmen nature ness never observed occasion opinion paper parliament Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Gazette Pennsylvania Hospital persons Philadelphia philosophy political Poor Richard says pounds sterling present principles printer proposed published reason Richard Bache sect slaves society soon Stamp Act stoves taxes things thought thousand pounds thro tion took town trade VINDEX virtue warm wealth whole William Heberden wrote