Works of the Late Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of His Life, Written by Himself, Together with Essays, Humorous, Moral & Literary, Chiefly in the Manner of the SpectatorAbbott, 1812 - 301 頁 |
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第 16 頁
... become a man of letters , confirmed him in this design . My uncle Benjamin , approved also of the scheme , and promised to give me all his volumes of sermons , written , as I have said , in the short hand of his invention , if I would ...
... become a man of letters , confirmed him in this design . My uncle Benjamin , approved also of the scheme , and promised to give me all his volumes of sermons , written , as I have said , in the short hand of his invention , if I would ...
第 23 頁
... becoming a very bad habit , and frequently renders a man's company insup portable , as being no otherwise capable of indulgence than by indiscriminate contradiction . Independently of the acrimony and discord it introduces into conver ...
... becoming a very bad habit , and frequently renders a man's company insup portable , as being no otherwise capable of indulgence than by indiscriminate contradiction . Independently of the acrimony and discord it introduces into conver ...
第 46 頁
... become of me , should he fail to make good the defi- ciency . His habit of drinking did not at all diminish , and was a frequent source of discord between us ; for when he had drank a little too much , he was very head- strong . 22 ...
... become of me , should he fail to make good the defi- ciency . His habit of drinking did not at all diminish , and was a frequent source of discord between us ; for when he had drank a little too much , he was very head- strong . 22 ...
第 49 頁
... become his colleague in the establishment of a new re- ligious sect . He was to propagate the doctrine by preach- ing , and I to refute every opponent . When he explained to me his tenets , I found many absurdities , which I refused to ...
... become his colleague in the establishment of a new re- ligious sect . He was to propagate the doctrine by preach- ing , and I to refute every opponent . When he explained to me his tenets , I found many absurdities , which I refused to ...
第 52 頁
... By this adventure Ralph was fixed in his resolution of becoming a poet . I left nothing unattempted to divert him from his purpose ; but he persevered , till at last the reading of Pope * effected his cure : 52 THE LIFE OF.
... By this adventure Ralph was fixed in his resolution of becoming a poet . I left nothing unattempted to divert him from his purpose ; but he persevered , till at last the reading of Pope * effected his cure : 52 THE LIFE OF.
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