 | Benjamin Franklin - 1807 - 310 sivua
...still regard as advantageously employed the time devoted to them. I found, besides, a work of De Foe's, entitled, An Essay on Projects, from which, perhaps,...influenced some of the principal events of my life. My inclination for books at last determined my father to make lne a printer, though he had already... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1810 - 292 sivua
...regarded as advantageously employed the time [ devoted to them. I found besides a work of De Foe's, entitled, an essay on Projects, from which, perhaps, I derived impressions that have since influenced aome of the principal events of my life. My inclination for books at last determmed my father to make... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1823 - 310 sivua
...still regard as advantageously employed the time devoted to them. I found, besides, a work of De Foe's, entitled, An Essay on Projects, from which, perhaps,...influenced some of the principal events of my life. My inclination for books at last determined my fa* ther to make me a printer, though he had already... | |
 | Thomas Jones Rogers - 1823 - 382 sivua
...regard as advantageously employed the time I devoted to them. I found, besides, a work of De Foe's, entitled, an Essay on Projects, from which, perhaps,...influenced some of the principal events of my life-. My inclination for books at last determined my father to make me a printer, though ho had already a... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - 1823 - 342 sivua
...Dr. Franklin attributes the cast of his genius to a similar accident. " I found a work of De Foe's, entitled an '. Essay on Projects,' from which perhaps...influenced some of the principal events of my life." I shall add the incident which occasioned Roger Ascham to write his Schoolmaster, one of the most curious... | |
 | Thomas Jones Rogers - 1823 - 376 sivua
...regard as advantageously employed the time I devoted to them. I found, besides, a work of De Foe's, entitled, an Essay on Projects, from which, perhaps,...have since influenced some of the principal events of rny life. My inclination for books at last determined my father to. make me a printer, though he had... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - 1824 - 308 sivua
...still regard as advantageously employed the time I devoted to them. I found besides a work of De Foe's, entitled "An Essay on Projects," from which, perhaps,...influenced some of the principal events of my life. My inclination for books at last determined my father to make me a printer, though he had already a... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - 1824 - 538 sivua
...Dr. Franklin attributes the cast of his genius to a similar accident. " I found a work of De Foe's, entitled an ' Essay on Projects,' from which perhaps...influenced some of the .principal events of my life." I shall add the incident which occasioned Roger Ascham to write his Schoolmaster, one of the most curious... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1825 - 324 sivua
...etill regard as advantageously employed the time I devoted to them. I found besides a work of De Foe's, entitled an Essay on Projects, from which, perhaps,...influenced some of the principal events of my life. My inclination for books at last determined my father to make me a printer, though he had already a... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - 1830 - 336 sivua
...still regard as advantageously employed the time I devoted to them. I found besides a work of De Foe's, entitled "An Essay on Projects," from which, perhaps,...influenced some of the principal events of my life. My inclination for books at last determined my father to make me a printer, though he had already a... | |
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I devoted to them. I found besides a work of De Foe's, entitled ' An Essay on Projects,' from which, perhaps, I derived impressions that have since influenced some of the principal events of my life. 
