| Benjamin Franklin - 1837 - 356 sivua
...was a boy, I met with a book entitled "Essays to do good." which I think was written by your father. It had been so little regarded by a former possessor, that several leaves of it were torn put ; but the remainder gave me such a turn of thinking, as to have an influence on my conduct through... | |
| 1847 - 608 sivua
...a boy, I met with this book, which was written, I think, by the father of Dr. Mather, of Boston. It gave me such a turn of thinking, as to have an influence...greater value on the character of a doer of good, than any other kind of reputation ; and if I have been a useful citizen, the public owes the advantage of... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1839 - 246 sivua
...was a boy, I met with a book entitled " Essays to do good," which I think was written by your father. It had been so little regarded by a former possessor,...influence on my conduct through life ; for I have always net a greater value on the character of a doer of good than any other kind of rr tation j and if I... | |
| Lydia Howard Sigourney - 1839 - 276 sivua
...Rev. Dr. Cotton Mather. It had been so little regarded by its former possessor, that several leaves were torn out, but the remainder gave me such a turn...conduct through life : for I have always set a greater vajue on the character of the doer of good, than any other kind of reputation." , The missionary zeal... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1839 - 268 sivua
...possessor, that seveml leaves of it were torn put ; hut the remainder gave me such a turn of thinking, .is to have an influence on my conduct through life ;...greater value on the character of a doer of good than ainy other kind of repu116 tation ; and if I have heen, as you seem to think, i useful citizen, the... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1839 - 96 sivua
...was a boy, I met with a book entitled " Essays to do good," whieh I think was written by your father. It had been so little regarded by a former possessor,...leaves of it were torn out ; but the remainder gave me sueh a turn of thinking as to have an influenee on my eonduet through life ; for I have always set... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 572 sivua
...a boy, I met with a book, entitled "Essays to do Good," which I think was written by your father.* It had been so little regarded by a former possessor,...doer of good, than on any other kind of reputation ; and if I have been, as you seem to think, a useful citizen, the public owes the advantage of it to... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 896 sivua
...a boy, I met with a book, entitled "Essays to do Good," which I think was written by your father.* It had been so little regarded by a former possessor,...doer of good, than on any other kind of reputation ; and if I have been, as you seem to think, a useful citizen, the public owes the advantage of it to... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 342 sivua
...was a boy, I met with a book entitled " Essays to do good," which I think was written by your rather. It had been so little regarded by a former possessor,...such a turn of thinking, as to have an influence on uiy conduct through life ; for I have always set a greater value on the character of a doer of good,... | |
| 1842 - 1046 sivua
...Essays to do Good, which I think was written by your father. It had been so little regarded by its former possessor, that several leaves of it were torn...but the remainder gave me such a turn of thinking, To increase the power of doing good, Mr. Mather devised a plan of voluntary association, very similar... | |
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