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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... surprised . That a lad so young should take hold of school lessons with so much intelligence and tact , and master them so easily , was a surprise to him , and he so expressed himself to Mr. Franklin . " Your son is a remarkable scholar ...
... surprised . That a lad so young should take hold of school lessons with so much intelligence and tact , and master them so easily , was a surprise to him , and he so expressed himself to Mr. Franklin . " Your son is a remarkable scholar ...
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... surprised at all that you have come to that conclusion , " replied Mrs. Franklin . " I expected it , as I have intimated to you . Parents must be better off than we are to be able to send a son to college . " " If they have as many ...
... surprised at all that you have come to that conclusion , " replied Mrs. Franklin . " I expected it , as I have intimated to you . Parents must be better off than we are to be able to send a son to college . " " If they have as many ...
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... surprised that he could be of any service in the candle business at nine years of age . " John had to learn the trade before he could help you much . " " You can cut the wicks , fill the moulds for cast - candles , keep the shop in ...
... surprised that he could be of any service in the candle business at nine years of age . " John had to learn the trade before he could help you much . " " You can cut the wicks , fill the moulds for cast - candles , keep the shop in ...
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... surprised his brother by the inquiry : - " How much will you allow me a week if I will board myself ? " " Do you think I pay more for my board than it is worth ? " replied James , Yankee - like , by asking another question , instead of ...
... surprised his brother by the inquiry : - " How much will you allow me a week if I will board myself ? " " Do you think I pay more for my board than it is worth ? " replied James , Yankee - like , by asking another question , instead of ...
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... Silence Dogood ' is , " he said . " You have ? Who can it be ? " and the speaker was very much surprised . " No one that you have dreamed of . " " Is that so ? I am all the more 114 FROM PRINTING OFFICE TO ST . JAMES ' .
... Silence Dogood ' is , " he said . " You have ? Who can it be ? " and the speaker was very much surprised . " No one that you have dreamed of . " " Is that so ? I am all the more 114 FROM PRINTING OFFICE TO ST . JAMES ' .
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