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No matter what essay, what letter, what political pamphlet, or what year of "Poor Richard" we may pick up, we are always held by Franklin's magic personality. NO MATTER WHAT ESSAY WHAT LETTER WHAT POLITICAL PAMPHLET OR WHAT YEAR OF POOR RICHARD WE MAY PICK UP WE ARE ALWAYS HELD BY FRANKLIN'S MAGIC PERSONALITY
ientific writings are numerous, they are in the form of essays and letters. His investigations and experiments were thus made known to the world in letters to friends in France and England; for, as there were no scientific periodicals in those days, men of learning kept up a lively correspondence and occasionally issued a pamphlet. PREPARED BY THE EDITORIAL STAFF OF THE MENTOR ASSOCIATION ILLUSTRATION FOR THE MENTOR. VOL. 6. No. 7. SERIAL No. 155 COPYRIGHT, 1918, BY THE MENTOR ASSOCIATION, INC. [Illustration: FROM THE ORIGINAL PAINTING BY CHAPPEL DRAFTING THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE--FRANKLIN, JEFFERSON, ADAMS, LIVINGSTON, SHERMAN] _BENJAMIN FRANKLIN_ _As Man of Letters_ FIVE Franklin was a master of style. He had what critics call “a light touch”; and he had the rare faculty of making any subject interesting. He even wrote charmingly about stoves! How did he acquire this wonderful skill, this clear and beautiful language which dropped so easily from his pen, however dry the theme?  SECTION SIX OF THE MENTOR BENJAMIN FRANKLIN THIS IS A LIBER BOX RECORDING ALL LIBER BOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBERVOX DOT ORG RECORDING BY MICHAEL HALL VE MENTOR BENJAMIN FRANKLIN VOLUME SIX NUMBER SEVEN SERIAL NUMBER ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY FIVE MAY FIFTEENTH NINETEEN EIGHTEEN BY ALBERT BOUCHNELL HART SECTION SIX BENJAMIN FRANKLIN AS MAN OF LETTERS FRANKLIN WAS A MASTER OF STYLE HE HAD WHAT CRITICS CALL A LIGHT TOUCH AND HE HAD THE RARE FACULTY OF MAKING ANY SUBJECT INTERESTING HE EVEN WROTE CHARMINGLY ABOUT STOVES HOW DID HE ACQUIRE THIS WONDERFUL SKILL THIS CLEAR AND BEAUTIFUL LANGUAGE WHICH DROPPED SO EASILY FROM HIS PEN HOWEVER DRY THE THEME
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