Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Benjamin Franklin” in chapter 3 of Bliss Perry, The American spirit in lierature: a chronicle of great interpreters:
...y gave up many years of a long life to the effort to promote a better understanding among the nations of the world.
It is perhaps needless to add what all persons who love good writing know, that Benjamin Franklin was a most delightful writer.
His letters cover an amusing and extraordinary variety of topics.
He ranges from balloons to summer hats, and from the advantages of deep ploughing to bifocal glass...
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