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My present friends are the children and grand-children of the friends of my youth, who are now, alas no more!
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gutenberg.orgBenjamin Franklin: “My present friends are the children and grand-children of the friends of my youth, who are now, alas no more!”
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Franklin acknowledges the passage of time and the loss of friends, emphasizing the continuity of relationships through generations.
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