ང་ན་ག་

THE

LIFE

OF THE LATE

DR. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN,

WRITTEN BY HIMSELF.

TOGETHER WITH A NUMBER OF HIS

HUMOROUS, MORAL, AND LITERARY

ESSAYS,

CHIEFLY IN THE MANNER OF THE SPECTATOR.

MIDDLETOWN:

PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY STARR & NILES.

HARVARD COLLEGE LIBRARY FROM

THE BEQUEST OF

EVERT JANSEN WENDELL

1918

CONTENTS.

Preface

Life of Dr. Franklin, as written by himself

Continuation of his Life, by Dr. Stuber

Extracts from his Will

On Early Marriages

On the Death of his brother, Mr. John Franklin

To the late Dr. Mather of Boston

The Whistle, a true Story; written to his Nephew

A petition of the Left Hand

The handsome and deformed Leg

164

166

- 170

176

178

Conversation of a Company of Ephemera, with the So-

liloquy of one advanced in age

Advice to a young Tradesman

Necessary Hints to those who would be rich

The way to make Money plenty in every Man's pocket 179

An œconomical Project

180

On modern Innovations in the English Language and

in Printing

186

An Account of the highest Court of Judicature in Penn-

sylvania, viz. The Court of the Press

191

Precautions to be taken by those who are about to un-

On the Impress of Seamen

220

On the Criminal Laws, and the practice of Privateering 223

Remarks concerning the Savages of North America 231

Page:

To Mr. Dubourg, concerning the dissentions between

England and America

238

239

A Comparison of the conduct of the ancient Jews,

and of the Antifederalists of the United States

of America

The internal State of America: being a true Descrip-

tion of the Interest and Policy of that vast Con-

tinent

Information to those who would remove to America

Final Speech of Dr. Franklin in the late Federal

Sketch of an English School

Convention

Busy-Body, No. I.

No. II.

No. III.

No. IV.

No. V.

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262

269

No. VI.

Letter to Josiah Quincy

On Self Praise

292

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299