Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin Franklin ..H. Colburn, 1818 |
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... remains . It is a common complaint that the reputation of men of eminence in the world of letters suffers by their posthumous works ; nothing however of that kind is to be apprehended in regard to the present col- lection , for many of ...
... remains . It is a common complaint that the reputation of men of eminence in the world of letters suffers by their posthumous works ; nothing however of that kind is to be apprehended in regard to the present col- lection , for many of ...
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... remain therein under the faith of the said treaty , was left without any provision being made for the adminis- tration of civil government therein : i . e . a few Indian traders were a pretext for this appropriation of a tract of ...
... remain therein under the faith of the said treaty , was left without any provision being made for the adminis- tration of civil government therein : i . e . a few Indian traders were a pretext for this appropriation of a tract of ...
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... remain in the hands of their own trea- surers at their own disposal . MONEY HOW TO ISSUE . Yet no money to issue but by joint orders of the president general and grand council ; except where sums have been appropriated to particular ...
... remain in the hands of their own trea- surers at their own disposal . MONEY HOW TO ISSUE . Yet no money to issue but by joint orders of the president general and grand council ; except where sums have been appropriated to particular ...
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... remain in force . This was thought necessary for the satisfaction of the crown , to preserve the connexion of the parts of the British empire with the whole , of the mem- bers with the head , and to induce greater care and ...
... remain in force . This was thought necessary for the satisfaction of the crown , to preserve the connexion of the parts of the British empire with the whole , of the mem- bers with the head , and to induce greater care and ...
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... remain in their present state , the general constitution notwithstanding ; and that on sudden emergencies any colony may defend itself , and lay the accounts of expense thence arising before the president general and general council ...
... remain in their present state , the general constitution notwithstanding ; and that on sudden emergencies any colony may defend itself , and lay the accounts of expense thence arising before the president general and general council ...
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Términos y frases comunes
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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...