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... duties of every public station in which he was placed ; of his thorough comprehen- sion of the political and civil rights and privileges of the BIRTH AND PARENTAGE . 11 people whom he served , 10 LIFE OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN .
... duties of every public station in which he was placed ; of his thorough comprehen- sion of the political and civil rights and privileges of the BIRTH AND PARENTAGE . 11 people whom he served , 10 LIFE OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN .
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... duty , though I could not find time to practise it . " In this last particular he doubtless erred ; for his duty to his Maker was of higher moment than even the acquisition of a good style , or the entertainment and instruction he found ...
... duty , though I could not find time to practise it . " In this last particular he doubtless erred ; for his duty to his Maker was of higher moment than even the acquisition of a good style , or the entertainment and instruction he found ...
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... duty , is of a class not often performed , nor even remembered ; but which showed that this young Quaker comprehended and recognised , on this occasion at least , his obligation as a neighbor , in that wide and generous sense , in which ...
... duty , is of a class not often performed , nor even remembered ; but which showed that this young Quaker comprehended and recognised , on this occasion at least , his obligation as a neighbor , in that wide and generous sense , in which ...
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... duty of all , but is peculiarly becoming in the young . To this sound and apposite counsel , the father , as mindful of his love as of his duty , added the encour- aging suggestion , that his son , " by steady industry and prudent ...
... duty of all , but is peculiarly becoming in the young . To this sound and apposite counsel , the father , as mindful of his love as of his duty , added the encour- aging suggestion , that his son , " by steady industry and prudent ...
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... duty of self - control , furnishes the young with a lesson , which combines the repellent force of the most solemn warning , with the healthful and cheering incite- ments of the most honorable and splendid success . 66 But , to return ...
... duty of self - control , furnishes the young with a lesson , which combines the repellent force of the most solemn warning , with the healthful and cheering incite- ments of the most honorable and splendid success . 66 But , to return ...
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