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... Writer . - Collins . - Mode of forming his Style . - Way of Life . - Mental Habits CHAPTER III . His Brother's Newspaper . - Difficulties with the Government and with his Brother . - Leaves Boston for New York CHAPTER IV . Proceeds to ...
... Writer . - Collins . - Mode of forming his Style . - Way of Life . - Mental Habits CHAPTER III . His Brother's Newspaper . - Difficulties with the Government and with his Brother . - Leaves Boston for New York CHAPTER IV . Proceeds to ...
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... writer and a philosopher , without the great natural abil- ities with which he was endowed , yet , without his ac- tive and persevering spirit , his industrious , frugal , tem- perate , methodical , and time - saving habits , even his ...
... writer and a philosopher , without the great natural abil- ities with which he was endowed , yet , without his ac- tive and persevering spirit , his industrious , frugal , tem- perate , methodical , and time - saving habits , even his ...
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... writing and arithmetic , kept by a Mr. George Brownwell , who had gained much reputation as a teacher of those two essential branches of a practical business education , and who , as Franklin himself testifies , was " a skilful master ...
... writing and arithmetic , kept by a Mr. George Brownwell , who had gained much reputation as a teacher of those two essential branches of a practical business education , and who , as Franklin himself testifies , was " a skilful master ...
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... disaster was recent , well known , and affecting . His father , however , soon took down the vanity of the young ballad - writer , by MENTAL HABITS . 21 his plain and searching criticism , 20 LIFE OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN .
... disaster was recent , well known , and affecting . His father , however , soon took down the vanity of the young ballad - writer , by MENTAL HABITS . 21 his plain and searching criticism , 20 LIFE OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN .
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... writing . Fortunately for his purpose , about this time he came across a stray volume containing some of the celebrated essays of the Spectator , none of which had he ever seen before . This book he purchased , read the essays again ...
... writing . Fortunately for his purpose , about this time he came across a stray volume containing some of the celebrated essays of the Spectator , none of which had he ever seen before . This book he purchased , read the essays again ...
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acquainted affairs agent America Art of Virtue Assembly became Benjamin Benjamin Franklin Berkshire bill Boston British Canada character Collins colonies conduct Conestogos course duty England eral father favor Frank French frugality furnished gave give Gnadenhutten governor gratifying habits honor important Indians instructions interest Keimer king land letter London Lord Lord Hillsborough Lord Kames manner means ment Meredith mind moral mother-country ness never occasion opinion pamphlet paper Parliament Penn Pennsylvania Philadelphia Poor Richard says pounds present principles printer printing-office privy council procure proposed Proprietaries province province of Pennsylvania Quakers Ralph reason received remarks rendered reply respect says Franklin sent sentiments soon spirit stamp-act Thomas Whately thought tion took trade views virtue whole wife William Penn writing young