Lives of Eminent Literary and Scientific Men of AmericaD. Appleton, 1850 - 356 pages |
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... gives a coloring in return . Occasionally some transcendant genius bursts upon the world in advance of his time , and lives neglected by his own , to be worshipped by succeeding ages ; but this is an exception , not an example . The ...
... gives a coloring in return . Occasionally some transcendant genius bursts upon the world in advance of his time , and lives neglected by his own , to be worshipped by succeeding ages ; but this is an exception , not an example . The ...
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... give me three penny worth of any sort . He gave me , accordingly , three great puffy rolls . I was surprised at the quantity , but took it , and hav- ing no room in my pockets , walked off with a roll under each arm , and eating the ...
... give me three penny worth of any sort . He gave me , accordingly , three great puffy rolls . I was surprised at the quantity , but took it , and hav- ing no room in my pockets , walked off with a roll under each arm , and eating the ...
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... give him an inventory of such things as he wanted , and promised to send to Eng- land for them , allowing Franklin to return the money when he was able . " I presented him an inventory of a little printing house , ” says Franklin ...
... give him an inventory of such things as he wanted , and promised to send to Eng- land for them , allowing Franklin to return the money when he was able . " I presented him an inventory of a little printing house , ” says Franklin ...
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... give , he gave expectations . He was , otherwise , an ingenious , sensible man , a pretty good writer , and a good Governor for the people , though , not for his constituents , the proprietaries , whose in- structions he sometimes ...
... give , he gave expectations . He was , otherwise , an ingenious , sensible man , a pretty good writer , and a good Governor for the people , though , not for his constituents , the proprietaries , whose in- structions he sometimes ...
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... give the copper . Another stroke of his oratory made me ashamed of that , and determined me to give the silver , and he finished so admirably , that I emptied my pocket wholly into the col- lector's dish , gold and all . " Franklin ...
... give the copper . Another stroke of his oratory made me ashamed of that , and determined me to give the silver , and he finished so admirably , that I emptied my pocket wholly into the col- lector's dish , gold and all . " Franklin ...
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Page 294 - A corporation is an artificial being, invisible, intangible, and existing only in contemplation of law. Being the mere creature of law. it possesses only those properties which the charter of its creation confers upon it, either expressly, or as incidental to its very existence.
Page 17 - Thus I went up Market Street as far as Fourth Street, passing by the door of Mr. Read, my future wife's father ; when she, standing at the door, saw me, and thought I made, as I certainly did, a most awkward, ridiculous appearance.
Page 128 - Thus I consent, Sir, to this Constitution because I expect no better, and because I am not sure that it is not the best.
Page 35 - I happened soon after to attend one of his sermons, in the course of which I perceived he intended to finish with a collection, and I silently resolved he should get nothing from me. I had in my pocket a handful of copper money, three or four silver dollars, and five pistoles in gold. As he proceeded I began tc soften, and concluded to give the copper.
Page 13 - I had never before seen any of them. I bought it, read it over and over, and was much delighted with it. I thought the writing excellent, and wished, if possible, to imitate it.
Page 15 - I was excited to try my hand among them; but being still a boy, and suspecting that my brother would object to printing anything of mine in his paper if he knew it to be mine, I contrived to disguise my hand, and writing an anonymous paper, I put it in at night under the door of the printing-house.
Page 15 - They read it, commented on it in my hearing, and I had the exquisite pleasure of finding it met with their approbation, and that, in their different guesses at the author, none were named but men of some character among us for learning and ingenuity.
Page 152 - Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled...
Page 291 - The question, whether an act, repugnant to the constitution, can become the law of the land, is a question deeply interesting to the United States; but, happily, not of an intricacy proportioned to its interest. It seems only necessary to recognize certain principles, supposed to have been long and well established, to decide it. That the people have an original right to establish for their future government, such principles as, in their opinion, shall most conduce to their own happiness, is the...
Page 15 - I suppose that I was rather lucky in my judges, and that they were not really so very good as I then believed them to be.* Encouraged, however, by this attempt, I wrote and sent in the same way to the press several other pieces that were equally approved ; and I kept my secret till...