| Benjamin Franklin - 1779 - 610 pages
...with it, though I was confcious, that not a tenth part of the wifdom was my own, which he afcribed to me, but rather the gleanings that I had made of the fenfe of all ages and nations. However, I refolved to be the better for the echo of it ; and, though... | |
| Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1780 - 614 pages
...with it, though I was confcious, that not a tenth part of the wifdom was my own, which he afcribed to me, but rather the gleanings that I had made of the fenfe of all ages and nations. However, I refblved to be the better for the echo of it ; and, though... | |
| Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - 1780 - 612 pages
...with it, though I was confcious, that not a tenth part of the wifdom was my own, which he afcribed to me, but rather the gleanings that I had made of the fenfe of all ages and nations. However, I refolved to be the better for the echo of it ; and, though... | |
| several hands - 1780 - 612 pages
...with it, though I was confcious, that not a tenth part of the wifdom was mtr own, which he afcribed to me, but rather the gleanings that I had made of the fcnfe of all ages and nations. However, I refolved to be the better for the echo of it ; and, though... | |
| 1792 - 494 pages
...with it, though ï was conlcious that not a tenth part of the wifdom was my own, which he alcribcd to me ; but rather the gleanings that I had made of the foiifc of all ages and nations. However, I rcfolvcd to be the better for the echo of it ; and though... | |
| 1777 - 750 pages
...with it ; though I was cor.fcious that not a tenth part of the wifdom \vas my own which he afcribed to me, but rather the gleanings that I had made of the fenfe of all ages and nations. However, I rclulved D t« ííÓ Confolatory reflections on Death. to... | |
| 1796 - 34 pages
...thoroughlystudied myAlmanacks, and digested all I had dropt on thosetopics during the course of twenty-five years. The frequent mention he made of me, must have...wonderfully delighted with it, though I was conscious that aot a. teiUh part of 'the wisdom was my own, which "ie ascribnfl'to me; but rather the gleanings that... | |
| 1802 - 348 pages
...with it, though I was confcious, that not a tenth part of the wifdom was my own, which he afcribed to me ; but rather the gleanings that I had made of the fenfe of all ages and nations. However, I refolved to be the better for the echo of it ; and, though... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 72 pages
...topic during the course of five-and-twenty years The frequent mention he made of me must have tried any one else, but my vanity was wonderfully delighted...was my own which he ascribed to me, but rather the gleaning I had made of the sense of all ages and nations. However J resolved to be the better for the... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1804 - 78 pages
...studied my almanacks, and digested all I had dropped on those topics, during the course of twenty-five years. The frequent mention he made of me must have...else; but my vanity was wonderfully delighted with it, tho' I was conscious that not a tenth part of the wisdom was my own, which he ascribed to me, but rather... | |
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