The Writings of Benjamin Franklin, Band 6Macmillan, 1906 - 477 Seiten |
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Account Acct acquainted Act of Parliament Administration Affairs affectionate Agent America answer appointed apprehend Assembly attended Benjamin Franklin Boston Britain Business cold Colonies Commerce Committee of Correspondence common Congress continue Copies Country DEAR FRIEND DEAR SIR desire duty effect enclosed endeavour England Esteem expect Expence FRANKLIN Gentlemen give Government Governor Grievances hear heard honour hope House JOSEPH GALLOWAY JOSIAH TUCKER King late Letters liberty London Lord Chatham Lord Dartmouth Lordship Majesty Manufactures Massachusetts means Measures meet ment mentioned Ministers Ministry never obedient humble Servant obtain occasion Office Opinion Packet Paper Parliament perhaps Person petition Pleasure Power present printed proposed Province reason receiv'd Repeal Respect Salaries SAMUEL COOPER sent Sentiments sincere soon Stamp Act suppose taxes thing THOMAS CUSHING thought thro tion WILLIAM FRANKLIN wish wish'd write
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Seite 407 - MR. STRAHAN, You are a member of parliament, and one of that majority which has doomed my country to destruction. — You have begun to burn our towns, and murder our people. — Look upon your hands! — They are stained with the blood of your relations ! — You and I were long friends: — You are now my enemy, — and I am • Yours, B. FRANKLIN.
Seite 132 - Commons of Great Britain in Parliament assembled, had, hath and of right ought to have, full power and authority to make laws and statutes of sufficient force and validity to bind the colonies and people of America, subjects of the Crown of Great Britain in all cases whatsoever.
Seite 365 - He stayed with me near two hours, his equipage waiting at the door ; and being there while people were coming from church, it was much taken notice of, and talked of, as at that time was every little circumstance that men thought might possibly any way affect American affairs. Such a visit from so great a man, on so important a business, flattered not a little my vanity ; and the...
Seite 254 - And Abraham arose and met him, and said unto him, "Turn in, I pray thee, and wash thy feet, and tarry all night, and thou shalt arise early on the morrow, and go on thy way.
Seite 400 - You know it was said he carried the sword in one hand, and the olive branch in the other; and it seems he chose to give them a taste of the sword first.
Seite 165 - AB, do declare my unfeigned assent and consent to all and everything contained and prescribed in and by the Book entitled the Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, according to the use of the Church of England; together with the Psalter, or Psalms of David, printed as they are to be sung or said in Churches ; and the form or manner of making, ordaining, and consecrating of Bishops, Priests, and Deacons.
Seite 362 - That an humble address be presented to his majesty, most humbly to advise and beseech his majesty, that, in order to open the way towards a happy settlement of the dangerous troubles in America...
Seite 464 - Resolved, that General Sullivan be requested to inform Lord Howe, that this Congress, being the representatives of the free and independent States of America, cannot, with propriety, send any of its members to confer with his Lordship in their private characters, but that, ever desirous of establishing peace on reasonable terms, they will send a committee of their body to know whether he has any authority to treat with persons authorized by Congress for that purpose on behalf of America, and what...
Seite 430 - Britain, at the expense of three millions, has killed one hundred and fifty Yankees this campaign — which is twenty thousand pounds a head; and at Bunker's Hill she gained a mile of ground, half of which she lost again by our taking post on Ploughed Hill. During the same time ,wjv sixty thousand children have been born in America. From these data, his mathematical head will easily calculate the •••• ' time and expense necessary to kill us all, and conquer our whole territory.
Seite 44 - I wish it were possible, from this instance, to invent a method of embalming drowned persons in such a manner that they may be recalled to life at any period, however distant; for having a very ardent desire to see and observe the state of America a hundred years hence, I should prefer to any ordinary death the being immersed in a cask of Madeira wine with a few friends till 1 that time, to be then recalled to life by the solar warmth of my dear country!