Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin Franklin ..H. Colburn, 1818 |
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... effect which Manners have on Population . By R. Jackson , Esq . On the price of Corn , and management of the Poor On Smuggling , and its various species Observations on War On the laboring Poor Plan for benefiting distant unprovided ...
... effect which Manners have on Population . By R. Jackson , Esq . On the price of Corn , and management of the Poor On Smuggling , and its various species Observations on War On the laboring Poor Plan for benefiting distant unprovided ...
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... effect of Oil on Water Page · 355 ❤ 359 359 · 361 363 On the Electricity of Fogs Conjecture as to Elephants being ... effects of Lightning on the vane of the Steeple of a Church in Cre- mona ; in a letter to Dr. Ingenhausz · - 425 · 433 ...
... effect of Oil on Water Page · 355 ❤ 359 359 · 361 363 On the Electricity of Fogs Conjecture as to Elephants being ... effects of Lightning on the vane of the Steeple of a Church in Cre- mona ; in a letter to Dr. Ingenhausz · - 425 · 433 ...
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... effect nothing without the consent of the president general appointed by the crown ; the crown possesses therefore full one half of the power of this constitution . " That in the British constitution , the crown is supposed to possess ...
... effect nothing without the consent of the president general appointed by the crown ; the crown possesses therefore full one half of the power of this constitution . " That in the British constitution , the crown is supposed to possess ...
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... effect be taxed by their go- vernors . 66 " It was therefore apprehended , that such alterations of the plan would give great dissatisfaction , and that the colonies could not be easy under such a power in governors , and such an ...
... effect be taxed by their go- vernors . 66 " It was therefore apprehended , that such alterations of the plan would give great dissatisfaction , and that the colonies could not be easy under such a power in governors , and such an ...
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... effect of any complaint from hence . That it is supposed an undoubted right of Englishmen , not to be taxed but by their own consent , given through their representatives . That the colonies have no representatives in parliament . That ...
... effect of any complaint from hence . That it is supposed an undoubted right of Englishmen , not to be taxed but by their own consent , given through their representatives . That the colonies have no representatives in parliament . That ...
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Abbés Morellet act of parliament advantage America appear better bills body Britain British chimney coin cold colonies commerce common conductor continued crown debt degree descending discharge duty earth England English equal expense fire fluid force Franklin friends funnel give glass Glaucon gold and silver governors grand council greater heat Helvetius Hence inches inconvenience increase Indians industry inhabitants kingdom of England labor land laws legal tender less liberty locum tenens manufactures means merchants motion nation natural necessary never observed occasion opinion paper paper-money parliament of England particles passing perhaps persons plate pleasure poor Portugal pound weight present produce proportion province quantity reason receive Rhode Island rise settlements shillings ships side smoke Spain stamp act subsistence sufficient suppose taxes thing thought trade vessel warm whole wind
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Página 250 - Methinks I hear some of you say, Must a Man afford himself no Leisure ? I will tell thee, my friend, what Poor Richard says, Employ thy Time well, if thou meanest to gain Leisure; and, since thou art not sure of a Minute, throw not away an hour.
Página 190 - Speak ye who best can tell, ye sons of light, .Angels; for ye behold Him, and with songs And choral symphonies, day without night Circle His throne rejoicing ; ye in heaven, On earth join all ye creatures to extol Him first, Him last, Him midst, and without end.
Página 309 - And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil.
Página 249 - Ones we had to pay, we might more easily discharge them ; but we have many others, and much more grievous to some of us. We are taxed twice as much by our Idleness, three times as much by our Pride, and four times as much by our Folly; and from these Taxes the Commissioners cannot ease or deliver us by allowing an Abatement. However let us hearken to good Advice, and something may be done for us; God helps them that help themselves, as Poor Richard says, in his Almanack of 1733.
Página 250 - Three removes are as bad as a fire ' ; and again, ' Keep thy shop, and thy shop will keep thee ' ; and again, ' If you would have your business done, go ; if not, send.' And again, ' He that by the plough would thrive, Himself must either hold or drive.
Página 307 - From going to and fro in the earth, and walking up and down in it.
Página 318 - When I was a child of seven years old my friends, on a holiday, filled my pocket with coppers. I went directly to a shop where they sold toys for children ; and, being charmed with the sound of a whistle, that I met by the way in the hands of another boy, I voluntarily offered and gave all my money for one.
Página 66 - ... for want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for want of a horse the rider was lost...
Página 252 - Pride is as loud a beggar as Want, and a great deal more saucy.' When you have bought one fine thing, you must buy ten more, that your appearance may be all of a piece ; but poor Dick says, ' It is easier to suppress the first desire than to satisfy all that follow it.
Página 180 - ... molested in their persons, nor shall their houses or goods be burnt, or otherwise destroyed, nor their fields wasted, by the armed force of the enemy...