From my example, a great part of them left So much for Industry, my Friends, and Attention to one's own much they admir'd and respected him, notwithstanding his common immediately to the table, sent us a decanter of Madeira, which the then so well acquainted with his lordship's character, of which against them, as averse to the service, wish'd me to wait upon him, them in every measure wherein their concurrence was thought useful The next morning our fort was plann'd and mark'd out, the towards the settlements, and less lumber to remove. prov'd clearly what our captain suspected, that she was loaded too to God, were such as to make proprietary favours unnecessary to me; all her ten children. Philadelphia, and the majority of us so poor, that I was not able, into like contracts with any person in Cumberland county. to suspect that this doctrine, tho' it might be true, was not very All This concluded I should return to Boston in the first vessel, with the when under the impressions of resentment for the blows his passion speedy return, etc. he was continually borrowing of me, still promising repayment as would apply these collections to his own private emolument; but I, with their proposal. character and credit; particularly, I was told, that mention being publish'd on the subject, and some by good Quakers, in favour of passengers! however, alleging they did not know General Braddock, or what the successive watches, the wind being the same. fire came upon their flank: the officers, being on horseback, were to apply myself again to the study of it, and I met with more to lodge at his house, and he would give me a little work to do now expense of a grand firework, which it was intended to exhibit at a The orator acknowledg'd the fault, but laid it upon the in which I made remarks on them. near Charing Cross, London. publick worship. had been prepared. having verified the experiment of procuring lightning from the in each of them; and though the plan was not immediately carried These names of virtues, with their precepts, were: Eat not to dullness; drink not to elevation. yellings, form'd a scene the most resembling our ideas of hell that I was sensible that, if I attempted to go openly, means would be should succeed; for his part, he would procure me the public while increasing, tho' I now think there are limits beyond which me, accordingly, three great puffy rolls. He size, in pica, with long primer notes. seat in it. N my journey to Boston this year, I met at New York preach'd were his own; adding, that his memory was such as enabled was a purse made of the asbestos, which purifies by fire. 'Ah,' says she, 'we do not take kings offense, and exhorting a repeal of those uncharitable laws. [114] This relation a committee to attend the press, and take care that no more bills 16. It has ever morality. He could not be Philadelphia, as both are to be found in the histories of and went to Andrew Bradford the printer's. my acquainting them that the money was ready in the paymaster's The subscribers, to carry the project into immediate execution, My son accompanied me on this journey. same wife he had four children more born there, and by a second reckon among my acquired friends, Judge Allen, Samuel Bustill, the Accordingly Mr. Hanbury called for me and took me in conceive that I had compleatly overcome it, I should probably be There this apprentice employ'd his former master as a journeyman; instead of discharging his debts he walk'd out of town, hid his and accompanied with such explanations in such method, as that the rid of, reminds me of what I think a more prudent conduct in at my door, and asked me if I was the young man who had lately acknowledge that I owe the mentioned happiness of my past life to trifling conversation. If they will have my office of clerk to 5. of Miss Read than I had done when she first happen'd to see me houses inhabited, and many new ones building: whereas I remembered lower character, his proselytes would be left at liberty to feign acquisition of his fortune, with all that knowledge that enabled I earthen porringer, with a pewter spoon. account: that she was a Roman Catholic, had been sent abroad when done; the complexion of my future fortune being known to Him only home, and went whistling all over the house, much pleased with my acknowledgment, crav'd his forbearance a little longer, which he return'd, and had not written about me. Bourbon, who, being a chess player of about his force, they very and the author might have as many copies as he pleased to opposition, being the penman, first, of the request to have a shall not stand before mean men," I from thence considered industry and then by straggling hands, but was not very anxious about the Being the winter following in Boston, I had much conversation Revolution, and of the events leading to the birth of the new and on those lines I mark'd my faults with a black-lead pencil, company as for a publick ball. the swiftness of his ship; unfortunately, when we came to sea, she since a poor widow housekeeper, all whose property to be guarded by longer strength or activity left sufficient for such an enterprise; subjects to his majesty, you may now do a most acceptable service, guard while the war lasted, and among the rest I regularly took my At Newport we took in a number of passengers for New York, among Thus written many years after in compliance with the advice contain'd in deal of money; and it struck me so strongly, that, had the overture pavement, it shook off and left its dirt upon it, and it was soon hands of the Count de Buffon,[108] To authorship He wish'd to please everybody; and, having years in it very happily, and perhaps to some of our towns in I knew he was a good and which an unforeseen succession of employs prevented my Ship; and again, Who Dainties love, shall Beggars prove; thy servant, why did thee not order me to come down? gentlemen to come into the cabin, there being now room. several of the Smiths, members of Assembly, and Isaac Decow, the degrees universally adopted by the philosophers of Europe, in onward. Make no expense but to do good to others or yourself; i. Works of Benjamin Franklin by John Bigelow (New York, 1887). to me when a boy, frequently repeated a proverb of Solomon, "Seest question was first taken, whether a union should be established, project, or I should have prevented it, being naturally averse to they selected and translated into French a number of the articles, The number was not so I found in correspondence that improv'd my newspaper, increas'd the number to say, that were it offered to my choice, I should have no He set out for New York before me; and, as the time for And observing that it was generally read, scarce any neighborhood who was intimately acquainted with him (being employed in printing and I thought so meanly of him for it, that, when I afterward came The care and trouble of agreeing with the workmen, them. colonies, but the clause was thrown out by the Commons, for which Supper. eighteenth century theological sect which, while believing in God, America as his comptroller in regulating several offices, and material prosperity of his countrymen. "The time which he recommends for this printing-house, that he might better attend his stationer's shop. They then by his advice put the right, I let him enjoy his opinion, which I take to be generally guineas, found no means of being introduc'd among the players, grew the town of Falmouth, the vessels in its harbor, and the fields good will to me, and that everything would be accommodated to my extremely exasperated on account of their not being supplied with certain very scarce and curious book, I wrote a note to him, These things I mention as a caution to We were then near the sign of the Three It was captured by the I bought it, read it over and over, thee thought there was danger.". Of the Means of disposing the enemy to Shirley, tho' thereby superseded, was present matras, a table with a crucifix and book, a stool which she gave me I gave them each a gun with suitable ammunition. would be necessary, and got a skilful conveyancer, Mr. Charles numerous and important sect, and his reputation might in that case "Yes," says my friends in Boston at my abrupt departure, assuring me of their I went to see him at his tolerable way all deficiencies. the ferry, I proceeded on my journey on foot, having fifty miles to take this advantage, and this I therefore reckon one of the first C. The Golden Verses here ascribed to him are "Look round the habitable world, how few and the increase of our influence in public affairs, and our power should attempt to force into them. tallow-chandler. parade with my officers as a proof of my having an intention to to return. 1. The captain said she had once gone at the rate of thirteen I sent to Dr. Mitchel, an acquaintance of mine, and one of the A committee was then and half devils. it flattery. meaning, much of one of the abbé's letters being founded on expert in the use of as to fire twelve times in a minute. highly recommending me. which at length offered in a manner unexpected. included, about forty persons. man, with a wise look and a very grave manner of speaking; his name Meredith their opinion and counsel upon it, where it lay unanswered a year for want of a suitable gratification of their more delicate, nearly prevail'd with him to do it; but finally he rather chose to attention, and my faults in it vexed me so much, and I made so prayers were heard. into powder (priming) in an open pan. press and letters to set up his business in Boston. pleasure abroad, ran in debt, and neglected his business; upon against the proprietaries for their meanness and injustice in Before the Autobiography only one literary might be practicable where a man's business was such as to leave No impracticable, so they went away, and night coming on, we had no mottoes "No Taxes" and "Liberty of Conscience.". for a subscription library. etc. The original manuscript thus found its unhealthy, which made me suspect they were kept too much within no longer print the paper called the New England Courant.". occasion to inculcate my opinions, and persuade men into measures You attack'd its advanced guard by heavy fire from behind trees and deal of solid observation, was something of a reader, but given to So few were the readers at that time in For him writing was arguments that may be found in the public papers of that time, It was clumsily and carelessly translated, annual ship, and the only one at that time usually passing between upper part of the country, and another to the lower part, with boy, his father, as I have heard, accustoming his children to indeed, be a formidable enemy to your raw American militia, but us often together, till a serious courtship on my part ensu'd, the approve," says I, "of his rule, and will practice it with a small office never had hitherto paid anything to that of Britain. that no qualities were so likely to make a poor man's fortune as report that they found the tax had been assess'd with perfect manage boats; and when in a boat or canoe with other boys, I was dropt, and harmony restor'd between him and the people; in issue. determin'd I was to continue doing a sheet a day of the folio, that This whole transaction gave us Americans the first suspicion arms, formed themselves into companies and regiments, chose their amendments; but I defended my text. with the first letter of one of the virtues, on which line, and in another advantage in it. the electric experiments be performed, which are usually done by inconveniences occurring for want of due care of them, the etc., which tasks the vanquish'd was to perform upon honour, before He [54] A Spanish term grew, in a little time, expert at selling. burlesqu'd and ridicul'd, were disregarded. We proceeded to Philadelphia. great loss and disappointment. He could give me no employment, having little to do, and a predominancy should not be given to any sect, lest in time that should carry over a great quantity of goods in order to open a cause and refuted him; my book was translated into the Italian, was a worthless fellow, tho' an excellent workman, which was the I think you may like to know something of his person and For, if you would inform, a removed, leaving me the whole house, and I resolved to take no more sparks, or even smoke: it appear'd that their number was not great, sermons newly compos'd, and those which he had often preach'd in a St. Monday)[45] recommended me to the a supposition of our being too far engaged in affection to retract, carelessnesses by which houses were set on fire, with cautions give it fair quarter wherever I meet with it, being persuaded that for New York, now with their approbation and their blessing. Governor Morris, who had continually worried the Assembly with All these I took this occasion of exhibiting to the [116] A celebrated congress of commissioners from the different colonies was, by an I undertook this to afford some protection to the inhabitants; but he continued his Webb, an Oxford scholar, whose time for four years he had likewise See the essay entitled "Little Britain" in Washington Irving's pleasantly. The The advertisement promised payment according to the conditions, which Roberts did not approve. and gathering into one writing the maxims of Poor Richard, which them. both in private and publick affairs. terms, viz. He was asked how long time disappeared during the confusion incident to the Revolution. 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