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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... which was perpetuated in the family down to my uncle's time , the eldest son having been uniformly brought up to this employment : a custom which both he and my father observed with respect to their eldest sons .
... which was perpetuated in the family down to my uncle's time , the eldest son having been uniformly brought up to this employment : a custom which both he and my father observed with respect to their eldest sons .
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Thomas had learned the trade of a blacksmith under his father ; but possessing a good natural understanding , he improved it by study , at the solicitation of a gentle- man by the name of Palmer , who was at that time the principal ...
Thomas had learned the trade of a blacksmith under his father ; but possessing a good natural understanding , he improved it by study , at the solicitation of a gentle- man by the name of Palmer , who was at that time the principal ...
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My father , Josias , married early in life . He went with his wife and three children , to New England about the year 1682. Conventicles being at that time prohi- bited by law , and frequently disturbed , some considera- ble persons of ...
My father , Josias , married early in life . He went with his wife and three children , to New England about the year 1682. Conventicles being at that time prohi- bited by law , and frequently disturbed , some considera- ble persons of ...
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My father des- tined me for the church , and already regarded me as the chaplain of the family . The promptitude with which from my infancy I had learned to read , for I do not remember to have been ever without this acquire- ment ...
My father des- tined me for the church , and already regarded me as the chaplain of the family . The promptitude with which from my infancy I had learned to read , for I do not remember to have been ever without this acquire- ment ...
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At ten years of age , I was called home to assist my father in his occupation , which was that of soap - boiler and tallow - chandler ; a business to which he had served no apprenticeship , but which he embraced on his arrival in New ...
At ten years of age , I was called home to assist my father in his occupation , which was that of soap - boiler and tallow - chandler ; a business to which he had served no apprenticeship , but which he embraced on his arrival in New ...
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