| Edmund Burke - History - 1819 - 822 pages
...written by your father. It had been so little regarded by a former possessor, that several leaves of it were torn out : but the remainder gave me such a turn...good, than on any other kind of reputation ; and if 1 have been, as you seem to think, a useful citizen, the public owes the. advantage of it to that book.... | |
| Missions - 1807 - 672 pages
...father. It had been so little regarded by its former possessor, that several leaves of it were tore out t but the remainder gave me such a turn of thinking,...set a greater value on the character of a doer of gotd, than any otherkind of reputation j and if 1 have been, as you seem to think, a useful citizen,... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - Celebrities - 1793 - 282 pages
...former pofleffor, poflefibr, that feveral leaves of it werC torn out; but the remainder gave me fuch a turn of thinking, as to have an influence on my conduct through life: for I have always fet a greater value on die character of a doer of good, than any other kind of reputation; and if I... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - Essays - 1794 - 348 pages
...regarded by a former polTeflbr, that feveral eaves of it were torn out ; but the remainder gave pe fuch a turn of thinking, as to have an influence on my conduct through life : for I have always let a greater value on the character of a doer of good, than any other kind of reputation ; and if... | |
| William Smith - 1803 - 494 pages
...father. — " It had been, says he, so little regarded by a former posses" sor, that several leaves of it were torn out, but the remainder " gave me such a turn of thinking, as to have great influence on "my conduct through life; for I have always set a greater value " on the character... | |
| John Aikin - 1803 - 770 pages
...speculations and pursuits, something beneficial was ever in contemplation. He justly says of himself " I have always set a greater value on the character of a doer of good than any other kind of reputation." Though by no means inattentive to his own interest, as his rise in the... | |
| William Smith - Sermons, American - 1803 - 528 pages
...father. — " It had been, says he, so little regarded by a former posses" sor, that several leaves of it were torn out, but the remainder " gave me such a turn of thinking, as to have great influence on " my conduct through life; for I have always set a greater value a on the character... | |
| John Aikin - Biography - 1803 - 646 pages
...speculations and pursuits, something beneficial was ever in contemplation. He justly eays of himself " I have always set a greater value on the character of a doer of good Uiu\i any other kind of reputation." Though by no means inattentive to his own interest, as his rise... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 586 pages
...written by your father. Jt had been so little regarded by a former possessor that several leaves of it were torn out; but the remainder gave me such a turn...greater value on the character of a doer of good, than any other kind of reputation; and if I have been, as you seem to think, a useful citizen, the public... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1806 - 590 pages
...written by your father. It had been so little regarded by a former possessor, that several leaves of it were torn out; but the remainder -gave me such a turn...greater value on the character of a doer of good, than any other kind of reputation ; and if 1 have been, as you seem to think, a useful citizen, the public... | |
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