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The works of the late Dr. Benjamin Franklin (1794)
The works of the late Dr Benjamin Franklin - 1794 Author:Benjamin Franklin Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: ffill at times fome flattering hopes of recovering it. Accidents may increafe thofe hopes, and encourage dangerous attempts. A breach between us and France w... more »ould infallibly bring the Englifh a- gain upon our backs : and yet we have fome wild hearts among our countrymen, who are endeavouring to weaken that connection. Let us preferve our reputation, by performing our engagements j our credit, by fulfilling our contracts ; and our friends, by gratitude and kind- flefs : for we know not how foon we may again liave occafion for all of them. With great and fincere efteem, I have the honour to be, . Reverend Sir, Your moft obedient and moft humble fervant, Passy, May 12,") 1784 J" B. FRANKLIN. --« less