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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第 16 頁
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 ...
第 21 頁
at hand , and to construct small machines for my experi- ments , while the idea I have conceived has been fresh and strongly impressed on my imagination . My father at length decided that I should be a cut- ler , and I was placed for ...
at hand , and to construct small machines for my experi- ments , while the idea I have conceived has been fresh and strongly impressed on my imagination . My father at length decided that I should be a cut- ler , and I was placed for ...
第 32 頁
... to the old Mr. William Bradford , who had been the first printer in Pennsylvania , but had quitted that province on account of a quarrel with George Keith , the governor . He could not give me employ- ment himself , having little to ...
... to the old Mr. William Bradford , who had been the first printer in Pennsylvania , but had quitted that province on account of a quarrel with George Keith , the governor . He could not give me employ- ment himself , having little to ...
第 47 頁
The violation of the trust reposed in me by Vernon , was one of the first great errors of my life ; and it proves that my father was not mistaken when he sup- posed me too young to be entrusted with the manage- ment of important affairs ...
The violation of the trust reposed in me by Vernon , was one of the first great errors of my life ; and it proves that my father was not mistaken when he sup- posed me too young to be entrusted with the manage- ment of important affairs ...
第 56 頁
As I shewed some uneasiness respecting what step I should take , he advised me to try to get employ- ment in the house of some printer . You may there , said he , improve yourself in business , and you will be able to settle yourself ...
As I shewed some uneasiness respecting what step I should take , he advised me to try to get employ- ment in the house of some printer . You may there , said he , improve yourself in business , and you will be able to settle yourself ...
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