1Silence Dogood, No. 4, 14 May 1722 (Franklin Papers)
...a helping Hand, and sat them in the Eye of the World, upon a Level with themselves.
2Silence Dogood, No. 5, 28 May 1722 (Franklin Papers)
...as one of the most barbarous Customs in the World, considering us as a civiliz’d and Christian...
3Silence Dogood, No. 6, 11 June 1722 (Franklin Papers)
...himself conquering the World; and the Inhabitants thereof consulting on proper Methods...
4Silence Dogood, No. 7, 25 June 1722 (Franklin Papers)
...Encomium, and thereby endeavour to discover to the World some of its Beautys, in order...
5Silence Dogood, No. 14, 8 October 1722 (Franklin Papers)
...Church, has not been counted in the Eye of the World a Churchman; and he who is very zealous...
6The Printer to the Reader, 11 February 1723 (Franklin Papers)
...the pleasure of Construing. We should have obliged the World with a Greek scrap or two, but...
7On Titles of Honor, 18 February 1723 (Franklin Papers)
...Opinion, and there are not two Men in the World whose Sentiments are alike in every thing....
8A Dissertation on Liberty and Necessity, 1725 (Franklin Papers)
...Manner as this, That in creating and governing the World, as he was infinitely wise, he knew...
9Journal of a Voyage, 1726 (Franklin Papers)
..., I have methinks one of the pleasantest scenes in the world before me. ’Tis a fine clear day,...
10Articles of Belief and Acts of Religion, 20 November 1728 (Franklin Papers)
In Honour to the World’s Great Author rise.
11The Busy-Body, No. 1, 4 February 1729 (Franklin Papers)
...Vehicle in which my Remonstrances shall be convey’d to the World....no Country in the World...
12The Busy-Body, No. 2, 11 February 1729 (Franklin Papers)
...own Merit himself, or discovering it to the World, rather than venture to expose himself...
13The Busy-Body, No. 3, 18 February 1729 (Franklin Papers)
...be a Master of all the Arts and Sciences in the World beside.
14The Busy-Body, No. 4, 25 February 1729 (Franklin Papers)
...Friend. Now I cannot do the least Thing in the World, but she must know all about it; and...
15The Busy-Body, No. 5, 4 March 1729 (Franklin Papers)
And that all the World may judge with how much Humanity as well as Justice......in the World: By...
16The Busy-Body, No. 8, 27 March 1729 (Franklin Papers)
...Hearing his Works applauded. The hiding from the World our Names while we publish our Thoughts...
17The Nature and Necessity of a Paper-Currency, 3 April 1729 (Franklin Papers)
For many Ages, those Parts of the World which are engaged in Commerce, have fixed upon Gold...
18Extracts from the Gazette, 1729 (Franklin Papers)
...and Sam. Keimer send out their Advertisements, and tell the World, That
19The Printer to the Reader, 2 October 1729 (Franklin Papers)
...’d are very rare in this remote Part of the World; and it would be well if the Writer...
20Affairs of Ireland, 20 November 1729 (Franklin Papers)
...Voyages, or to come to these Parts of the World; and being besides but meanly provided, many...
21Printer’s Errors, 13 March 1730 (Franklin Papers)
..., shall meet with much better Quarter from the World when he happens to fall into a...
22Doctrine to be Preached, 1731 (Franklin Papers)
...together to strengthen the Interest of Virtue, in the World: and so strengthen themselves in...
23Observations on Reading History, 9 May 1731 (Franklin Papers)
That the great Affairs of the World, the Wars, Revolutions, &c. are carried on...
24Apology for Printers, 10 June 1731 (Franklin Papers)
...thereby be put to Free Writing, and the World would afterwards have nothing to read but what...
25From Benjamin Franklin to Jane Mecom, 19 June 1731 (Franklin Papers)
...long and that she has passed through the world happily, having never had any extraordinary...
26On the Providence of God in the Government of the World, 1732 (Franklin Papers)
...: the Providence of God in the Government of the World. I shall not attempt to amuse you...
27Report of a Committee on By-Laws for St. John’s Lodge, [5 June 1732] (Franklin Papers)
allow’d to make that Complaint publick to the World: the Offender against this Rule to be expell’d.
28Anti-Casuist: A Case of Conscience, [3 July 1732] (Franklin Papers)
...a Practice would bring nothing but Confusion in the World; and that the Person injuring is a...
29Celia Single, 24 July 1732 (Franklin Papers)
...always dreaming over the Chequer-board, and cares not how the World goes,...the World goes...
30Alice Addertongue, 12 September 1732 (Franklin Papers)
when I observe and consider that the World is not so bad as People out of humour imagine...the World
31Poor Richard, 1733 (Franklin Papers)
If true (quoth Will) the World no such affords.Death is a Fisherman, the world we see
32Half-Hour’s Conversation with a Friend, 16 November 1733 (Franklin Papers)
...publick Manner make such Acknowledgments as all the World shall say are just. Nor have I...
33Poor Richard, 1734 (Franklin Papers)
...made my Circumstances much more easy in the World, and requires my grateful Acknowledgment....
34Extracts from the Gazette, 1734 (Franklin Papers)
...’s Britannia. Raleigh’s History of the World. Builders Vademecum. Trader’s Vademecum....
35Sarah Read to Benjamin and Deborah Franklin: Release, 10 April 1734 (Franklin Papers)
...her better Preferment and Advancement in the World and also in Consideration of Five...
36Reply to a Piece of Advice, 4 March 1735 (Franklin Papers)
...if they are not the most delightful Cares in the World; and if from that Particular alone, he...
37Observations on the Proceedings against Mr. Hemphill, [17 July 1735] (Franklin Papers)
have been cast upon it, and to convince the World how unjustly some Men will act, when they have...
38A Letter to a Friend in the Country, [25 September 1735] (Franklin Papers)
...the Interests of Truth and Liberty in the World; and surely, none but Slaves and...
39A Defense of Mr. Hemphill’s Observations, [30 October 1735] (Franklin Papers)
...I had reason to believe this Part of the World was troubled with Impertinence enough already,...
40Poor Richard, 1736 (Franklin Papers)
...they may say to the contrary: And the World may be satisfied likewise; for if there...
41Poor Richard, 1737 (Franklin Papers)
...will be an acceptable Service to these Parts of the World, if I make it more publick by the...
42Extracts from the Gazette, 1737 (Franklin Papers)
OF THE World——to drink of
43Poor Richard, 1738 (Franklin Papers)
...such kind of stuff; and now, forsooth! all the World must know, that Poor Dick’s Wife has...
44Extracts from the Gazette, 1738 (Franklin Papers)
We have the Pleasure of acquainting the World, that the famous Chinese or Tartarian Plant, called
45Extracts from the Gazette, 1739 (Franklin Papers)
...about Religion, it seem’d as if all the World were growing Religious; so that one could...
46Poor Richard, 1740 (Franklin Papers)
...could no longer be conceal’d from the World, they confess his Death in their Almanack...the World
47Extracts from the Gazette, 1740 (Franklin Papers)
...Creature to all Persons in these Parts of the World; and it is in Scripture the very same...
48Statement of Editorial Policy, 24 July 1740 (Franklin Papers)
...to be published, much more justly might the World complain. ’Tis true, where Invectives are...
49John Webbe: The Detection, 17 November 1740 (Franklin Papers)
...been relieved from such a Contract, in any Country in the World, by a universal Maxim in Equity.
50John Webbe: The Postmaster and the Mercury, 18 December 1740 (Franklin Papers)
...as I am apt to imagine, to convince the World of his great Address in Argument, undertook to...