Lives of Eminent Literary and Scientific Men of AmericaD. Appleton, 1850 - 356 lappuses |
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18. lappuse
... given in the exuberance of his fancy , to making fair promises , which he had neither the in- tention nor the ability to perform , although to allow him due credit , he certainly desired most cordially to see them carried into execution ...
... given in the exuberance of his fancy , to making fair promises , which he had neither the in- tention nor the ability to perform , although to allow him due credit , he certainly desired most cordially to see them carried into execution ...
22. lappuse
... given to making promises which he had not the ability to execute , and his imagination was so apt to run away with his judgment , that few persons who knew him placed much confidence in what he said in the way of patronage . His credit ...
... given to making promises which he had not the ability to execute , and his imagination was so apt to run away with his judgment , that few persons who knew him placed much confidence in what he said in the way of patronage . His credit ...
23. lappuse
... given herself in a marriage , in which her heart refused to second the words pronounced by her lips . In the meantime , Franklin and Ralph were living together in London , upon the wages earned by the former , and in some respects not ...
... given herself in a marriage , in which her heart refused to second the words pronounced by her lips . In the meantime , Franklin and Ralph were living together in London , upon the wages earned by the former , and in some respects not ...
36. lappuse
... given , as well as a list of its first members . This gentleman proposed to Franklin , the propriety of publishing the proceedings of the society from time to time ; but , probably from want of funds , the plan was not immediately ...
... given , as well as a list of its first members . This gentleman proposed to Franklin , the propriety of publishing the proceedings of the society from time to time ; but , probably from want of funds , the plan was not immediately ...
67. lappuse
... given me their Transactions gratis . They also presented me with the gold medal of Sir Godfrey Copley , for the year 1753 , the delivery of which was accom- panied by a very handsome speech of the president , Lord Macclesfield , wherein ...
... given me their Transactions gratis . They also presented me with the gold medal of Sir Godfrey Copley , for the year 1753 , the delivery of which was accom- panied by a very handsome speech of the president , Lord Macclesfield , wherein ...
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