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 | Benjamin Franklin - 1899 - 204 pages
...myself. He instantly agreed to it, and I presently found that I could save half what he paid me. This was an additional fund for buying books. But I had...and, despatching presently my light repast, which often was no more than a biscuit or a slice of bread, a handful of raisins or a tart from the pastry-cook's,... | |
 | Sarah Elizabeth Dawes - Massachusetts - 1899 - 200 pages
...regard to this arrangement he says, "I presently found that I could save half what he paid me. This was an additional fund for buying books ; but I had...advantage in it. My brother and the rest going from the printing house to their meals, I remained there alone, and dispatching presently my light repast (which... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1901 - 296 pages
...I presently found that I could save half what he paid me. This was an additional fund for buying of books ; but I had another advantage in it. My brother...printing-house to their meals, I remained there alone, and dispatching presently my light repast (which was often no more than a biscuit or a slice of bread,... | |
 | Charles Herbert Sylvester - 1903 - 358 pages
...I presently found that I could save half what he paid me. This was an additional fund for buying of books ; but I had another advantage in it. My brother...rest going from the printing-house to their meals, I reSutoblogtapbg mained there alone, and dispatching presently my light repast (which was often no more... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1905 - 354 pages
...myself. He instantly agreed to it, and I presently found that I could save half what he paid me. This was an additional fund for buying books. But I had...and, despatching presently my light repast, which often was no more than a bisket or a slice of bread, a handful of raisins or a tart from the pastry-cook's,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1905 - 238 pages
...myself. He instantly agreed to it and I presently found that I could save half what he paid me. This was an additional fund for buying books. But I had...printing-house to their meals, I remained there alone, and, dispatching presently my light repast, which often was no more than a bisket or a slice of bread, a... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1906 - 382 pages
...presently found that I could save half what he paid me. This was an additional fund for buying bopjjs. But I had another advantage in it. My brother and...printing-house to their meals, I remained there alone, and, dispatching presently my light repast, which often was no more than a biscuit or a slice of bread,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1908 - 430 pages
...myself. He instantly agreed to it and I presently found that I could save half what he paid me. This was an additional fund for buying books. But I had...printing-house to their meals, I remained there alone, and dispatching presently my light repast, which often was no more than a biscuit or a slice of bread,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Inventors - 1909 - 432 pages
...myself. He instantly agreed to it, and I presently found that I could save half what he paid me. This was an additional fund for buying books. But I had...and, despatching presently my light repast, which often was no more than a bisket or a slice of bread, a handful of raisins or a tart from the pastrycook's,... | |
 | Charles W. Eliot LLD - 1909 - 426 pages
...that I could save half 'what he paid me. This was an additional fund for buying 18 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN books. But I had another advantage in it. My brother...and, despatching presently my light repast, which often was no more than a bisket or a slice of bread, a handful of raisins or a tart from the pastrycook's,... | |
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