From Printing Office to the Court of St. James: The Boyhood and Manhood of Benjamin FranklinHodder and Stoughton, 1890 - 380 strani |
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... hearts with lofty aims . The first and principal source of material for this book was Franklin's " Autobiography . " No other authority , or treasure of material , can take the place of that . Biographies by Sparks , Sargent , Abbott ...
... hearts with lofty aims . The first and principal source of material for this book was Franklin's " Autobiography . " No other authority , or treasure of material , can take the place of that . Biographies by Sparks , Sargent , Abbott ...
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... heart . Many boys are far less wise , and do the same foolish thing over and over again . They never learn wisdom from the past . When a boy equivocates , or deceives , to conceal some act of disobedience from his parents or teachers ...
... heart . Many boys are far less wise , and do the same foolish thing over and over again . They never learn wisdom from the past . When a boy equivocates , or deceives , to conceal some act of disobedience from his parents or teachers ...
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... heart ; Keep a good conscience , ' tis a constant friend , Like judge and witness this thy acts attend , In heart , with bended knee , alone , adore None but the Three in One for evermore . " The sentiment is better than the poetry ...
... heart ; Keep a good conscience , ' tis a constant friend , Like judge and witness this thy acts attend , In heart , with bended knee , alone , adore None but the Three in One for evermore . " The sentiment is better than the poetry ...
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... heart . " I have decided to send you to school , " said his father to him , " but whether I shall be able to send you as long as I would like is not certain yet . I would like to educate you for the ministry if I could ; how would you ...
... heart . " I have decided to send you to school , " said his father to him , " but whether I shall be able to send you as long as I would like is not certain yet . I would like to educate you for the ministry if I could ; how would you ...
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... hearts of all observers . These things foreshadow the future character , so that people think they can tell what the man will be from what the boy is . So it was with Franklin , and so it was with Daniel Webster . Webster's mother ...
... hearts of all observers . These things foreshadow the future character , so that people think they can tell what the man will be from what the boy is . So it was with Franklin , and so it was with Daniel Webster . Webster's mother ...
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