Living Letters from American HistoryEdward Boykin |
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Page 15
... mind to implements of war . He had something to suggest about every- thing , and nothing was too small to receive attention from his inter- esting mind . In the struggle for American independence Franklin rendered serv- ices far in ...
... mind to implements of war . He had something to suggest about every- thing , and nothing was too small to receive attention from his inter- esting mind . In the struggle for American independence Franklin rendered serv- ices far in ...
Page 139
... mind greater hazard to that fame , which must be and ought to be dear to you , in refusing your future aid to the system than in affording it . I will only add that , in my estimate of the matter , that aid is indispensable . I have ...
... mind greater hazard to that fame , which must be and ought to be dear to you , in refusing your future aid to the system than in affording it . I will only add that , in my estimate of the matter , that aid is indispensable . I have ...
Page 151
... mind . If to be venerated for benevolence , if to be admired for talents , if to be esteemed for patriotism , if to be beloved for philanthropy , can gratify the human mind , you must have the pleasing consola- tion to know , that you ...
... mind . If to be venerated for benevolence , if to be admired for talents , if to be esteemed for patriotism , if to be beloved for philanthropy , can gratify the human mind , you must have the pleasing consola- tion to know , that you ...
Contents
refuses to answer a letter and loses thirteen fine | 9 |
Benjamin Franklin makes a freak suggestion | 15 |
John Adams writes his wife news of the Declaration of Inde | 21 |
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