Orations and Speeches on Various Occasions, Volume 2C.C. Little and J. Brown, 1850 - Speeches, addresses, etc., American |
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... persons , who do not make a study of his works , derive their knowledge of his life and character . The copy which I possess is entitled , the Works of Dr Benjamin Franklin , consisting of his Life , written by himself , together with ...
... persons , who do not make a study of his works , derive their knowledge of his life and character . The copy which I possess is entitled , the Works of Dr Benjamin Franklin , consisting of his Life , written by himself , together with ...
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... persons present will recollect as standing nearly opposite to the Old South Church . It is known that this house was ... person , who was still living in 1824 , that he was born in a house which stood at the corner of Union and Hanover ...
... persons present will recollect as standing nearly opposite to the Old South Church . It is known that this house was ... person , who was still living in 1824 , that he was born in a house which stood at the corner of Union and Hanover ...
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... person or per- sons who shall have the superintendence and management of the said The principal of the fund is now ( 1850 ) $ 1000 . A sum two or three times larger than its interest is required for the annual distribution of medals ...
... person or per- sons who shall have the superintendence and management of the said The principal of the fund is now ( 1850 ) $ 1000 . A sum two or three times larger than its interest is required for the annual distribution of medals ...
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... persons when any difficulty occurred in their affairs , and was frequently chosen an arbitrator between contending parties . At his table he liked to have , as often as possible , some sensible friend or neighbor , and always took care ...
... persons when any difficulty occurred in their affairs , and was frequently chosen an arbitrator between contending parties . At his table he liked to have , as often as possible , some sensible friend or neighbor , and always took care ...
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... persons of good sense , I have since observed , seldom fall into it , except law- yers , university men , and generally men of all sorts who have been bred at Edinburgh . " In the course of their argu- ments , Collins and young Franklin ...
... persons of good sense , I have since observed , seldom fall into it , except law- yers , university men , and generally men of all sorts who have been bred at Edinburgh . " In the course of their argu- ments , Collins and young Franklin ...
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