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Title: A family flight around home
Year: 1884 (1880s)
Authors: Hale, Edward Everett, 1822-1909 Hale, Susan, 1833-1910, joint author
Subjects: New England -- Description and travel United States -- History
Publisher: Boston, D. Lothrop and company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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e fame of no man was so splendid, or went back to soearly a time, as that of Benjamin Franklin. His name was knownto every learned society in Europe, when half the delegates to theconvention were in the nursery, for he was born in 1706. He was, in truth, the greatest American then living. His mindwas one of the finest in an age not born of great minds, andamong its diverse qualities was prominent that homely wisdomwhich had been well named common sense. The son of an English tallow-chandler, his early years werespent among the children of laborers and mechanics. When a boy,he stole away from his fathers house, with a few pence in his 2dO A FAMILY FLIGHT AROUND HOME. pockets, and went forth to seek his fortunes. He slept in cock-lofts and garrets, and had to endure poverty and want. Before hewas fifty, this low-born, friendless, self-taught Yankee had overcomeevery obstacle in his path, and raised himself to great reputationand position. In his old age he stood before kings and Parlia-
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liENJAMlN IKANKLIN, ments, was the friend of powerful statesmen, and honored by menrenowned in every walk of science and art. From such training,which might have spoiled an inferior nature, he came forth a FRANKLIN AND LAFAYETTE. 2()1 rounded and perfected man, the most kind-hearted, the most genial,the most unassuming of mortals, — a deHghtful companion and friend.His popularity in France was great. When he walked the streetsof Paris the people followed him in crowds. His portrait hung inthe window of every print shop and over the fireplaces of men offashion. Men of science did him honor, women of the world wrotehim sonnets. Snuff-boxes and walking-sticks were ci la Fraiikliii.His maxims and sayings were printed inthe newspapers and quoted everywhere. The popularity of Franklin in France wasmatched by that of Lafayette on this sideof the Atlantic. In 1776, he was a captainof dragoons in a French regiment. Hear-ing, one day, at a dinner, that the Amer-ican colonies had declared thei

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