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Our National System of Education: An Essay - Page 11
by John Cleaves Henderson - 1877 - 134 pages
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Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin Franklin ...

Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 566 pages
...continually goes on increasing: these libraries have improved the general conversation of the Americans, made the common tradesmen and farmers as intelligent as...throughout the colonies in defence of their privileges. END OF PART I. PART II. [That far mat written with the intention expressed in the beginning, and therefore...
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The Annual Biography and Obituary for the Year ..., Volume 2

1818 - 590 pages
...goes on encreasing : these libraries have improved the general conversation of the Americans, made the common tradesmen and farmers as intelligent as...throughout the colonies in defence of their privileges." Here ends the first part of the author's life, which was addressed to his son, the late Governor Franklin,...
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The Annual Biography and Obituary, Volume 2

1818 - 708 pages
...goes on encreasing : these libraries have improved the general conversation of the Americans, made the common tradesmen and farmers as intelligent as...throughout the colonies in defence of their privileges." Here ends the first part of the author's life, which was addressed to his son, the late Governor Franklin,...
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Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin Franklin...

Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 556 pages
...goes on increasing: these libraries have improved the general conversation of the. Americans, made the common tradesmen and farmers as intelligent as...contributed in some degree to the stand so generally mude throughout the colonies in defence of their privileges. [Thus far ffas written with the intention...
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Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin, Volume 1

Benjamin Franklin - 1834 - 682 pages
...continually goes on increasing: these libraries have improved the general conversation of the Americans, made the common tradesmen and farmers as intelligent as...throughout the colonies in defence of their privileges. [Thus far was written with tho intention eipressed in tht; beainnnie : and setting abroad, it excited...
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The Works of Benjamin Franklin: Containing Several Political and ..., Volume 1

Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 668 pages
...continually goes on increasing. These libraries have improved the general conversation of the Americans, made the common tradesmen and farmers as intelligent as...throughout the colonies in defence of their privileges. VOL. i. 13 CHAPTER VI.* Origin of the Philadelphia Library. — Mode of obtaining Subscriptions. —...
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The works of Benjamin Franklin: with notes and a life of the ..., Volume 1

Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 674 pages
...continually goes on increasing. These libraries have improved the general conversation of the Americans, made the common tradesmen and farmers as intelligent as...throughout the colonies in defence of their privileges. VOL. I. CHAPTER VI.* Origin of tfie Philadelphia Library. — Mode of obtaining Subscriptions. —...
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The Life of Benjamin Franklin: Containing the Autobiography, with Notes and ...

Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - 1848 - 676 pages
...continually goes on increasing. These libraries have improved the general conversation of the Americans, made the common tradesmen and farmers as intelligent as...throughout the colonies in defence of their privileges. VOL. I. 13 CHAPTER VI.* Origin of the Philadelphia Library. — Mode of obtaining Subscriptions. —...
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Orations and Speeches on Various Occasions, Volume 3

Edward Everett - 1859 - 872 pages
...continually goes on increasing. These libraries have improved the general conversation of the Americans, made the common tradesmen and farmers as intelligent as...throughout the colonies in defence of their privileges." Those are the words of Franklin, Mr. Mayor, which I read from his own book. Our excellent friend the...
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The Select Works of Benjamin Franklin: Including His Autobiography

Benjamin Franklin - 1853 - 522 pages
...continually goes on increasing. These libraries have improved the general conversation of the Americans, made the common tradesmen and farmers as intelligent as...throughout the colonies in defence of their privileges.* * Here the Twyford letter, forming the First Part of the Autobiography, ends. The Second Part, of which...
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