 We had been shown numberless skeletons of a kind of little fly, called an ephemera, whose successive generations, we were told, were bred and expired within the day. I happened to see a living company of them on a leaf who appeared to be engaged in conversation.  Poor Richard's Almanac - Trang 121bởi Benjamin Franklin - 1900 - 132 trangXem Toàn bộ - Giới thiệu về cuốn sách này
 | Benjamin Franklin, University Press of the Pacific - 2001 - 190 trang
...humble servant, B. FRANKLIN. XIII THE EPHEMERA: AN EMBLEM OF HUMAN LIFE TO MADAME BRILLON, OF PASSY You may remember, my dear friend, that when we lately...generations, we were told, were bred and expired within the day. I happened to see a living company of them on a leaf, who appeared to be engaged in conversation.... | |
 | Matthew Boyden, Nick Kimberley - 2002 - 756 trang
...Franklin, his country's representative in France during the fracas, which he satirized as follows: "We had been shown numberless skeletons of a kind...generations, we were told, were bred and expired within the day. I happened to see a living company of them on a leaf, who appeared to be engaged in conversation...... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 2003 - 588 trang
...planet were nearing an end. He ends with a pun on her name. To MADAME BRILLON, SEPTEMBER 20, 1778 You may remember, my dear friend, that when we lately...in the delightful garden and sweet society of the MoulinJoli, I stopped a little in one of our walks, and staid some time behind the company. We had... | |
 | Walter Isaacson - 2005 - 576 trang
...delightful garden and sweet society of the MoulinJoli, I stopped a little in one of our walks, and staid some time behind the company. We had been shown numberless skeletons of a kind of little fly, called an ephemere, all whose successive generations we were told were bred and expired within the day. I happened... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 2005 - 320 trang
...CONSCIENCE. THE EPHEMERA; AN EMBLEM OF HUMAN LIFE. To MADAME BEILLON, OF PASSY., Written in 1778. You may remember, my dear friend, that when we lately...generations, we were told, were bred and expired within the day. I happened to see a living company of them on a leaf who appeared to be engaged in conversation.... | |
 | Mark Skousen, Benjamin Franklin - 2005 - 514 trang
...Madame Brillon the letter of which this is a translation: Passy. Sept. 20, 1778 To Madame Brillon You may remember, my dear friend, that when we lately spent that happy day in a delightful garden and sweet society of the Moulin Joli, I stopped a little in one of our walks, and... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 2007 - 513 trang
...Madame Brillon the letter of which this is a translation: Passy Sept. 20, 1778 To Madame Brillon You may remember, my dear friend, that when we lately spent that happy day in a delightful garden and sweet society of the Moulin Joli, I stopped a little in one of our walks, and... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 189? - 332 trang
...CONSCIENCE. THE EPHEMEKA : AN EMBLEM OF HUMAN LlFE. To MADAME BRILLON, OF PASST. Written in 1778. You may remember, my dear friend, that when we lately...generations, we were told, were bred and expired within the day. I happened to see a living company of them on a leaf who appeared to be engaged in conversation.... | |
 | 1873 - 342 trang
...doing good in all the country. Krummacher. LESSON XVI. THE EPHEMERA: AN EMBLEM OF HUMAN LIFE. 1. You may remember, my dear friend, that when we lately...Joly, I stopped a little in one of our walks, and staid some time behind the company. We had been shown numberless skeletons of a kind of little fly,... | |
 | 1873 - 350 trang
...country. Krummacher. LESSON XVI. THE EPHEMERA: AN EMBLEM OF HUMAN LIFE. 1. You may remember, my clear friend, that when we lately spent that happy day in...Joly, I stopped a little in one of our walks, and staid some time behind the company. We had been shown numberless skeletons of a kind of little fly,... | |
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