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 Spectator |
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The translator has endea- voured , as he went along , to conceive the pro- bable manner in which Dr. Franklin expressed his ideas in his English manuscript , and he hopes to be forgiven if this enquiry shall occa- sionlly have subjected ...
The translator has endea- voured , as he went along , to conceive the pro- bable manner in which Dr. Franklin expressed his ideas in his English manuscript , and he hopes to be forgiven if this enquiry shall occa- sionlly have subjected ...
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He observed that though I had the advantage of my ad- versary in correct spelling and pointing which I owed to my occupation , I was greatly his inferior in ele- gance of expression , in arrangement and perspicuity .
He observed that though I had the advantage of my ad- versary in correct spelling and pointing which I owed to my occupation , I was greatly his inferior in ele- gance of expression , in arrangement and perspicuity .
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This method I continued to employ for some years ; but I afterwards abandoned it by degrees , retaining only the habit of expressing myself with modest diffi- dence , and neve : making use , when I advanced any proposition which might ...
This method I continued to employ for some years ; but I afterwards abandoned it by degrees , retaining only the habit of expressing myself with modest diffi- dence , and neve : making use , when I advanced any proposition which might ...
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... and presumptuous manner of expressing themselves , which scarcely ever fails to disgust the hearer , and is only calculated to excite opposition and defeat every pur- pose for which the faculty of speech has been bestowed upon man .
... and presumptuous manner of expressing themselves , which scarcely ever fails to disgust the hearer , and is only calculated to excite opposition and defeat every pur- pose for which the faculty of speech has been bestowed upon man .
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This man entered into conversation with me while I took some refreshment , and perceiving that I had read a little , he expressed towards me considerable interest and friendship . Our acquaintance continued during the remainder of his ...
This man entered into conversation with me while I took some refreshment , and perceiving that I had read a little , he expressed towards me considerable interest and friendship . Our acquaintance continued during the remainder of his ...
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