The Works of Benjamin Franklin: Containing Several Political and Historical Tracts Not Included in Any Former Ed., and Many Letters Official and Private, Not Hitherto Published; with Notes and a Life of the Author, Volume 2Hillard, Gray,, 1836 - Statesmen |
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... procure for you ? 18. Have you lately heard any member's character attacked , and how have you defended it ? 19. Hath any man injured you , from whom it is in the power of the Junto to procure redress ? 20. In what manner can the Junto ...
... procure for you ? 18. Have you lately heard any member's character attacked , and how have you defended it ? 19. Hath any man injured you , from whom it is in the power of the Junto to procure redress ? 20. In what manner can the Junto ...
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... procure it us ! A celebrated French moralist said , that , when he considered the wars which we foment in Africa to get negroes , the great number who of course perish in these wars ; the multitude of those wretches who die in their ...
... procure it us ! A celebrated French moralist said , that , when he considered the wars which we foment in Africa to get negroes , the great number who of course perish in these wars ; the multitude of those wretches who die in their ...
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... procure the means of a good English education . A number of my friends , to whom I communicated the proposal , concurred with me in these ideas ; but Mr. Allen , Mr. Francis , Mr. Peters , and some other persons of wealth and learning ...
... procure the means of a good English education . A number of my friends , to whom I communicated the proposal , concurred with me in these ideas ; but Mr. Allen , Mr. Francis , Mr. Peters , and some other persons of wealth and learning ...
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... procure subscriptions , I thought it proper to prepare the minds of the people by a pamphlet , which I wrote , and printed , and dis- tributed with my newspapers gratis . The title was , Proposals relating to the Education of Youth in ...
... procure subscriptions , I thought it proper to prepare the minds of the people by a pamphlet , which I wrote , and printed , and dis- tributed with my newspapers gratis . The title was , Proposals relating to the Education of Youth in ...
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... procured at other schools in this city , have resolved , that , from and after the 17th of October next , Mr. Kinnersley's present salary do cease , and that from that time the said school , if he shall be inclined to keep it , shall be ...
... procured at other schools in this city , have resolved , that , from and after the 17th of October next , Mr. Kinnersley's present salary do cease , and that from that time the said school , if he shall be inclined to keep it , shall be ...
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Page 7 - Thyself how wondrous then! Unspeakable, who sitt'st above these heavens To us invisible, or dimly seen In these Thy lowest works : yet these declare Thy goodness beyond thought, and power divine. 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.
Page 99 - Master will do more Work than both his Hands; and again, Want of Care does us more Damage than want of Knowledge; and again, Not to oversee Workmen is to leave them your Purse open. Trusting too much to others...
Page 101 - A ploughman on his legs is higher than a gentleman on his knees, as Poor Richard says. Perhaps they have had a small estate left them, which they knew not the getting of : they think, It is day, and will never be night ; that a little to be spent out of so much is not worth minding ; but Always taking out of the mealtub, and never putting- in, soon comes to the bottom, as Poor Richard says ; and then, When the well is dry, they know the worth of water.
Page 169 - Doth Job fear God for nought? Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side ? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land. But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face.
Page 167 - s thousands o' my mind. [The first recruiting sergeant on record I conceive to have been that individual who is mentioned in the Book of Job as going to and fro in the earth , and walking up and down in it.
Page 97 - ... 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,
Page 97 - Time must be, as Poor Richard says, the greatest Prodigality; since, as he elsewhere tells us, Lost Time is never found again; and what we call Time enough, always proves little enough...
Page 95 - I have been, if I may say it without vanity an eminent author of almanacks annually now a full quarter of a century, my brother authors in the same way, for what reason I know not, have ever been very sparing in their applauses, and no other author has taken the least notice of me, so that did...
Page 100 - You call them goods ; but, if you do not take care, they will prove evils to some of you. You expect they will be sold cheap, and perhaps they may for less than they cost ; but, if you have no occasion for them, they must be dear to you.
Page 101 - Years can never be spent but, always taking out of the Meal-tub, and never putting in, soon comes to the Bottom; as Poor Dick says, When the Well's dry, they know the Worth of Water.