 | Jeremiah Chaplin - 1876 - 416 pages
...represent them in the Assembly. "This latter station," he says, "was the more agreeable to me," because, "I conceived my becoming a member would enlarge my...power of doing good. I would not, however, insinuate," he adds, ' ' that my ambition was not flattered by these promotions. It certainly was, for, considering... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1886 - 256 pages
...unentertaining that I was induced to amuse myself with making magic squares or circles, or anything to avoid weariness; and I conceived my becoming a...beginning, they were great things to me ; and they wero ctill more pleasing, as being so many spontaneous testimonies of the public good opinion, and... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1886 - 156 pages
...unentertaining that I was induced to amuse myself with making magic squares or circles, or anything to avoid weariness ; and I conceived my becoming a...insinuate that my ambition was not flattered by all these promo, turns ; it certainly was ; for, considering my low beginning, they were great things to me ;... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1888 - 330 pages
...were often so unentertaining that I was induced to amuse myself with making magic squares or circles,2 or any thing to avoid weariness ; and I conceived...would not, however, insinuate that my ambition was not nattered by all these promotions ; it certainly was ; for, considering my low beginning, they were... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1896 - 250 pages
...unentertaining that I was induced to amuse myself with making magic squares or circles, or anything to avoid weariness; and I conceived my becoming a...beginning, they were great things to me ; and they wero still more pleasing, as being so many spontaneous testimonies of the public good opinion, and... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1896 - 280 pages
...unentertaining that I was induced to amuse myself with making magic squares or circles, or anything to avoid weariness ; and I conceived my becoming a...promotions ; it certainly was ; for, considering my low be« ginning, they were great things to me ; and they were still more pleasing, as being so many spontaneous... | |
 | Edward Robins - 1898 - 444 pages
...unentertaining that I was induced to amuse myself with making magic squares or circles, or anything to avoid weariness ; and I conceived my becoming a member would enlarge my power of doing good." He is candid enough to admit, however, that his ambition was flattered, as well it might be, and he... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1899 - 338 pages
...were often so unentertaining that I was induced to amuse myself with making magic squares or circles,2 or any thing to avoid weariness ; and I conceived...however, insinuate that my ambition was not flattered byall these promotions ; it certainly was ; for, considering my low beginning, they were great things... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1905 - 354 pages
...amuse myself with making magic squares or circles, or any thing to avoid weariness ; and I conceiv'd my becoming a member would enlarge my power of doing...would not, however, insinuate that my ambition was not flatter'd by all these promotions ; it certainly was ; for, considering my low beginning, they were... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1909 - 280 pages
...uninteresting that I was induced to amuse myself with making magic squares or circles, or anything to avoid weariness ; and I conceived my becoming a...insinuate that my ambition was not flattered by all thase promotions ; it certainly was, for considering my low beginning they were great things to me,... | |
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I conceiv'd my becoming a member would enlarge my power of doing good. I would not, however, insinuate that my ambition was not flatter'd by all these promotions; it certainly was; for, considering my low beginning, they were great things to me... 
