Benjamin Franklin and Jonathan Edwards: Selections from Their WritingsC. Scribner's Sons, 1920 - 368 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 90
Page xi
... manner of Dialogue . " • Each in his own way , it thus appears , they hit upon much the same arts of rhetoric . Of Edwards ' early read- ing we know less than of Franklin's , but it is at least certain that Yale College had at the ...
... manner of Dialogue . " • Each in his own way , it thus appears , they hit upon much the same arts of rhetoric . Of Edwards ' early read- ing we know less than of Franklin's , but it is at least certain that Yale College had at the ...
Page xxx
... manner of homely affairs , he obviously flowered in the most congenial atmosphere he had ever known . " Of all the enviable Things England has , " he had written to Mary Stevenson from Philadelphia in 1763 , " I envy it most its People ...
... manner of homely affairs , he obviously flowered in the most congenial atmosphere he had ever known . " Of all the enviable Things England has , " he had written to Mary Stevenson from Philadelphia in 1763 , " I envy it most its People ...
Page xxxiii
... manners , and less than a month before his death parody- ing current pro - slavery arguments in what he pretended was the speech of a certain Algerian in defence of the enslavement of Europeans . Here , as in his latest corre- spondence ...
... manners , and less than a month before his death parody- ing current pro - slavery arguments in what he pretended was the speech of a certain Algerian in defence of the enslavement of Europeans . Here , as in his latest corre- spondence ...
Page 3
... Manner ascended , and the usual Ceremonies at an End , every Beetle - Scull seem'd well satisfy'd with his own Portion of Learning , tho ' perhaps he was e'en just as ignorant as ever . And now the Time of their Departure being come ...
... Manner ascended , and the usual Ceremonies at an End , every Beetle - Scull seem'd well satisfy'd with his own Portion of Learning , tho ' perhaps he was e'en just as ignorant as ever . And now the Time of their Departure being come ...
Page 9
... manner I shall make myself most acceptable to him . Next to the Praise resulting from and due to his Wis- dom , I believe he is pleas'd and delights in the Happiness of those he has created ; and since without Virtue Man can have no ...
... manner I shall make myself most acceptable to him . Next to the Praise resulting from and due to his Wis- dom , I believe he is pleas'd and delights in the Happiness of those he has created ; and since without Virtue Man can have no ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
acknowledged laws affected amongst appeared awakenings Bald Eagle beauty BENJAMIN FRANKLIN better blessed body brought Business cern Christ concern consent continued conversion dear delight divine doctrine duty Edwards England eternal excellent exercise extraordinary Father fear Franklin friends give glorious glory God's GOUT grace happy heart heaven holy honour hope Horatio infinite JONATHAN EDWARDS July 13 kind King lately least light live Madame Helvétius manner mercy mind morning mother nature ness never night observed occasion Pennsylvania Gazette perhaps persons Philocles pleasure Poor Richard says Praise pray prayer reason religion religious religious conversation Resolution Resolved respect Sabbath Satan Saturday scripture seemed sense sensible shew sins sometimes soul Spain speak spider spider and web spirit suppose sweet thee things thou thought thro tion town tree truth Virtue wise wonderful words