...imitated. That Felicity, when I reflected on it, has induc'd me sometimes to say, that were it offer'd to my Choice, I should have no Objection to a Repetition...the same Life from its Beginning, only asking the Advantage Authors have in a second Edition to correct some Faults of the first. So would I if I might,...

...image: "That Felicity, when I reflected on it, has induc'd me sometimes to say, there were it offer'd to my Choice, I should have no Objection to a Repetition...the same Life from its Beginning, only asking the Advantage Authors have in a second Edition to correct some Faults of the first."" He begins his Autobiography...

...TO GOD FOR MY GOOD FORTUNE That felicity, when I reflected on it, has induc'd me sometimes to say, that were it offered to my choice, I should have no...this were denied, I should still accept the offer. Since such a repetition is not to be expected, the next thing most like living one's life over again...

...therefore fit to be imitated. That felicity, when I reflected on it, has induced me sometimes to say, that were it offered to my choice, I should have no...in a second edition to correct some faults of the irst. So I might, besides correcting the faults, change some sinister accidents and events of it for...

...Franklin calls "Errata." Using a typographical metaphor, Franklin recalls that if offered the choice, he "should have no Objection to a Repetition of the same...in a second Edition to correct some Faults of the first."46 Franklin's perfectabilitarian desire bespeaks a tremendous confidence in the reflexive efficacy...