Memoirs of
Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin; Written by Himself. [Vol. 2 of 2] With his Most Interesting Essays, Letters, and Miscellaneous Writings; Familiar, Moral, Political, Economical, and Philosophical, Selected with Care from All His Published Productions, and Comprising Whatever Is Most Entertaining and Valuable to the General Reader
作者:Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
体例:段 章数:20
字数:412,749 来源:Project Gutenberg
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共 20 段- If our desires are to the things of this world, they are nev
- The usefulness of some particular parts of the mathematics,
- ON LUXURY, IDLENESS, AND INDUSTRY.[2]
- He looks upon his fellow-creatures who died about noon to be
- Those abuses of the freedom of speech are the exercises of l
- For my own part, I am not so well satisfied of the goodness
- It is said by those who know Europe generally that there are
- "And as to her few fine things, I think she is in the right
- "I received your excellent paper on the preferable use of ox
- "In my way to Canada last spring, I saw dear Mrs. Barrow at
- "The best wishes that can be formed for your health, honour,
- "I join with you most cordially in rejoicing at the return o
- "He that raises a large family does, indeed, while he lives
- "I send you with this the two volumes of our Transactions, a
- B. FRANKLIN.
- For the power of man relative to matter seems limited to the
- Air, descending or ascending, may form the same kind of eddi
- Hence, though all metals, even gold, may be united with air
- Adieu, my little philosopher. Present my respectful complime
- 5. But if, in this erect position, the head is kept upright