The Life of Benjamin Franklin: Including a Sketch of the Rise and Progress of the War of Independence, and of the Various Negociations at Paris for Peace; with the History of His Political and Other Writings |
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Trang 340 - ... be blasted, without the blessing of Heaven: and therefore ask that blessing humbly; and be not uncharitable to those that at present seem to want it, but comfort and help them. Remember Job suffered, and was afterwards prosperous. " And now, to conclude, ' Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other...
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Trang 361 - ... perfectly consistent not only with justice and equity, but with that spirit of conciliation which on the return of the blessings of peace should universally prevail.
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| Tiêu đề | The Life of Benjamin Franklin: Including a Sketch of the Rise and Progress of the War of Independence, and of the Various Negociations at Paris for Peace; with the History of His Political and Other Writings |
| Người cộng tác | Leonard Woods |
| Nhà xuất bản | Hunt and Clarke, 1826 |
| Nguyên bản từ | Đại học Harvard |
| Đã được số hóa | 27 Tháng Bảy 2006 |
| Độ dài | 407 trang |
| Xuất lời trích dẫn | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |