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During all those years those luminous blue gray eyes were observing life closely, studiously and intelligently, and they saw many great things come to pass  the most important being the making of a new nation. The eyes of Franklin saw Liberty in its cradle, and with earnest solicitude, watched its growth and development until it became the watchword and dominating principle of a great republic. DURING ALL THOSE YEARS THOSE LUMINOUS BLUE GRAY EYES WERE OBSERVING LIFE CLOSELY STUDIOUSLY AND INTELLIGENTLY AND THEY SAW MANY GREAT THINGS COME TO PASS THE MOST IMPORTANT BEING THE MAKING OF A NEW NATION THE EYES OF FRANKLIN SAW LIBERTY IN ITS CRADLE AND WITH EARNEST SOLICITUDE WATCHED ITS GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT UNTIL IT BECAME THE WATCHWORD AND DOMINATING PRINCIPLE OF A GREAT REPUBLIC
nearest the fence covers the bodies of both Franklin and his wife] _SUPPLEMENTARY READING_ AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, WITH NOTES BY JOHN BIGELOW. An attractive edition in Everyman’s Library. SELECTIONS FROM THE WRITINGS OF FRANKLIN POOR RICHARD’S ALMANAC BENJAMIN FRANKLIN SELF-REVEALED _By W. C. Bruce_ THE TRUE BENJAMIN FRANKLIN _By S. G. Fisher_ SCENES FROM THE LIFE OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN _By L. C. Holman_ ⁂ Information concerning the above books may be had on application to the Editor of The Mentor. _THE OPEN LETTER_ [Illustration: BENJAMIN FRANKLIN From a pastel drawing made in Paris in 1783 by Duplessis, New York Public Library] Benjamin Franklin’s eyes were blue-gray. How do we know this? Because Duplessis’s pastel portrait in colors tells us so. Franklin had bland, shrewd, clear seeing eyes that comprehended in their genial, open glance the whole of human nature. They first saw the light of day on January 17, 1706, and they were closed for--the last time on April 17, 1790.  SECTION THIRTEEN OF THE MENTOR BENJAMIN FRANKLIN THIS IS A LIBERVOX RECORDING ALL LIBERVOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBERVOX DOT O R G RECORDING BY JOHN DOUGHERTY THE MENTOR BENJAMIN FRANKLIN VOLUME SIX NUMBER SEVEN SERIAL NUMBER ONE FIVE FIVE MAY FIFTEENTH NINETEEN EIGHTEEN BY ALBERT BUSHNEL HART SECTION THIRTEEN THE OPEN LETTER BENJAMIN FRANKLIN'S EYES WERE BLUE GRAY HOW DO WE KNOW THIS BECAUSE DUPLECY'S PASTEL PORTRAIT IN COLORS TELLS US SO FRANKLIN HAD BLAND SHREWD CLEAR SEEING EYES THAT COMPREHENDED IN THEIR GENIAL OPEN GLANCE THE WHOLE OF HUMAN NATURE THEY FIRST SAW THE LIGHT OF DAY ON JANUARY SEVENTEENTH SEVENTEEN O SIX AND THEY WERE CLOSED FOR THE LAST TIME ON APRIL SEVENTEENTH SEVENTEEN NINETY
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