Lessons from the Life of Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1790P. Paul & Bro., 1891 - 120 pages |
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... American should be recalled to the memory of every succeeding generation . Next to his native strength and breadth of mind , his boyish passion for the best books doubtless did more than any other cause to make him what he was . Among ...
... American should be recalled to the memory of every succeeding generation . Next to his native strength and breadth of mind , his boyish passion for the best books doubtless did more than any other cause to make him what he was . Among ...
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... America , and was called the New England Courant . The only one before it was the Boston News - Letter . ployed to carry the papers to the customers . I was em- He had some ingenious men among his friends , who amused themselves by ...
... America , and was called the New England Courant . The only one before it was the Boston News - Letter . ployed to carry the papers to the customers . I was em- He had some ingenious men among his friends , who amused themselves by ...
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... America , where presswork is mixed with composing . I drank only water ; the other workmen , near fifty in number ... American , as they called me , was stronger than them- selves , who drank strong beer ! We had an alehouse boy who ...
... America , where presswork is mixed with composing . I drank only water ; the other workmen , near fifty in number ... American , as they called me , was stronger than them- selves , who drank strong beer ! We had an alehouse boy who ...
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... America ; I had seen types cast at James's in London , but without much attention to the manner ; however , I now contrived a mould , and made use of the letters we had as puncheons , struck the matrices in lead , and thus supplied in a ...
... America ; I had seen types cast at James's in London , but without much attention to the manner ; however , I now contrived a mould , and made use of the letters we had as puncheons , struck the matrices in lead , and thus supplied in a ...
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... American sub- scription libraries , now so numerous . It is become a great thing itself , and continually increasing . These libraries have improved the general conversation of the Americans , made the common tradesmen and farmers as ...
... American sub- scription libraries , now so numerous . It is become a great thing itself , and continually increasing . These libraries have improved the general conversation of the Americans , made the common tradesmen and farmers as ...
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Page 56 - It was about this time I conceived the bold and arduous project of arriving at moral perfection. I wished to live without committing any fault at any time ; I would conquer all that either natural inclination, custom, or company might lead me into. As I knew, or thought I knew, what was right and wrong, I did not see why I might not always do the one and avoid the other.
Page 3 - ... length to suit the measure, or of different sound for the rhyme, would have laid me under a constant necessity of searching for variety and also have tended to fix that variety in my mind and make me master of it. Therefore, I took some of the tales and turned them into verse; and, after a time, when I had pretty well forgotten the prose, turned them back again.
Page 3 - I had never before seen any of them. I bought it, read it over and over, and was much delighted with it. I thought the writing excellent, and wished, if possible, to imitate it.
Page 57 - In the various enumerations of the moral virtues I had met with in my reading, I found the catalogue more or less numerous, as different writers included more or fewer ideas under the same name. Temperance, for example, was by some confined to eating and drinking, while by others it was extended to mean the moderating every other pleasure, appetite, inclination, or passion, bodily or mental, even to our avarice and ambition.
Page 42 - I had form'd most of my ingenious acquaintance into a club of mutual improvement, which we called the JUNTO ; we met on Friday evenings. The rules that I drew up required that every member, in his turn, should produce one or more queries on any point of Morals, Politics, or Natural Philosophy, to be discuss'd by the company ; and once in three months produce and read an essay of his own writing, on any subject he pleased.
Page 55 - Seest thou a man diligent in his calling, he shall stand before kings, he shall not stand before mean men...
Page 58 - I cross'd these columns with thirteen red lines, marking the beginning of each line with the first letter of one of the virtues, on which line, and in its proper column...
Page 42 - Our debates were to be under the direction of a president and to be conducted in the sincere spirit of inquiry after truth, without fondness for dispute or desire of victory ; and to prevent warmth, all expressions of positiveness in opinions or direct contradiction were after some time made contraband and prohibited under small pecuniary penalties.
Page 62 - I had early so much weight with my fellowcitizens when I proposed new institutions, or alterations in the old, and so much influence in public councils when I became a member ; for I was but a bad speaker, never eloquent, subject to much hesitation in my choice of words, hardly correct in language, and yet I generally carried my points.
Page 15 - ... with one; but there was another printer in town, lately set up, one Keimer, who, perhaps, might employ me; if not, I should be welcome to lodge at his house, and he would give me a little work to do now and then till fuller business should offer. The old gentleman said he would go with me to the new printer; and when we found him, "Neighbor," says Bradford, "I have brought to see you a young man of your business ; perhaps you may want such a one.