| Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 558 էջ
...advantage. There was also a book of Be Foe's, called an Essay on Projects, and another of Dr. Mather's, called an Essay to do good, which perhaps gave me...turn of thinking that had an influence on some of the principal future events of my life. This bookish inclination at length determined my father -to make... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1834 - 682 էջ
...also a book of De Foe1 1, called an Essay on Projects, atod another of Dr. Mather's, called an Estay to do good, which perhaps gave me a turn of thinking that had an influence on some of the principal future events of my life. This bookish inclination at length determined my father to make... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 668 էջ
...advantage. There was also a book of Defoe's, called An Essay on Projects, and another of Dr. Mather's, called An Essay to do Good, which perhaps gave me...of thinking, that had an influence on some of the principal future events of my life. This bookish inclination at length determined my father to make... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 664 էջ
...There was also a book of Defoe's, called Jin Essay on Projects, and another of Dr. Mather's, called Jin Essay to do Good, which perhaps gave me a turn of thinking, that had an influence on some of the principal future events of my life. This bookish inclination at length determined my father to make... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 674 էջ
...There was also a book of Defoe's, called Jin Essay on Projects, and another of Dr. Mather's, called Jin Essay to do Good, which perhaps gave me a turn of thinking, that had an influence on some of the principal future events of my life. This bookish inclination at length determined my father to- make... | |
| 1845 - 608 էջ
...library in 1845.] DANIEL DE FOE. his uncle's house, ' a book of De Foe's, called an Essay on Projects, which perhaps gave me a turn of thinking that had an influence on some of the principal future events of my life.' He composed the Essay here; though it was not published until... | |
| 1846 - 386 էջ
...works it abounds with original and sagacious remarks. Franklin acknowledges that this essay " gave him a turn of thinking that had an influence on some of the principal future events of his^ life," and many other writers and speculators have derived serviceable... | |
| Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - 1848 - 676 էջ
...There was also a book of Defoe's, called Jin Essay on Projects, and another of Dr. Mather's, called Jin Essay to do Good, which perhaps gave me a turn of thinking, that had an influence on some of the principal future events of my life. This bookish inclination at length determined my father to make... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1849 - 78 էջ
...advantage. There was also a book of De Foe's, called an Essay on Projects, and another of Dr. Mather's, called an Essay to do Good, which perhaps gave me...turn of thinking that had an influence on some of the principal future events of my life. This bookish inclination at length determined my father to make... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1850 - 666 էջ
...advantage. There was also a book of Defoe's, called An Essay on Projects, and another of Dr. Mather's, called An Essay to do Good, which perhaps gave me...of thinking, that had an influence on some of the principal future events of my life. This bookish inclination at length determined my father to make... | |
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