 Experience of it: Several of our Young People were formerly brought up at the Colleges of the Northern Provinces; they were instructed in all your Sciences; but when they came back to us, they were bad Runners, ignorant of every means of living in the...  The Second Reader, Or Juvenile Companion - Seite 110von John Lauris Blake - 1833 - 260 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1793 - 282 Seiten
...fciences ; but " when they came back to us, they were " bad runners ; ignorant of every means " of living in the woods ; unable to " bear either cold...to build a cabin, take a " deer, or kill an enemy; fpoke our " language imperfeftly ; were therefore " neither fit for hunters, warriors, or " counfellors... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1793 - 324 Seiten
...hunters, warriors, or coun" fellots ; they \verc totally good for nothing. i* We are however not the lefs obliged by your " kind offer, though we decline accepting it ; '* and to fhow our grateful fenfe of it, if the " gentlemen of Virginia will fend us a dozen of " their fons,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1794 - 348 Seiten
...hunters, warriors, or counfelJors ; they were totally good for nothing. We aife however not the lefs obliged by your kind offer, though we decline accepting it : and to fhow our grateful fenfe of it, if the gentlemen of Virginia will fend us a dozen of their fons, we... | |
 | James Anderson - 1800 - 632 Seiten
...all your sciences; but when they came back to us they were bad runners; ignorant of every means of living in the woods; unable to bear either cold or...or kill an enemy ; spoke our language imperfectly, and were therefore neither fit for hunters, warriors, nor counsellors; they were, in short, good for... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1804 - 78 Seiten
...all your sciences ; but when they came back to us, they were bad runners; ignorant of every means of living in the woods; unable to bear either cold or...hunger; knew neither how to build a cabin, take a deer, nor kill an enemy ; spokeour language imperfectly; were therefore neither fit for hunters, warriors,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 586 Seiten
...all your sciences; but when they came back to us, they were bad runners, ignorant of every means of living in the woods, unable to bear either cold or...imperfectly, were therefore neither fit for hunters, ^varriors, or counsellors; they were totally good for nothing. We are however not the less obliged... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1807 - 310 Seiten
...all your sciences ; but when they came back to us, they were bad runners ; ignorant of every means of living in the woods ; unable to bear either cold or...however, not the less obliged by your kind offer, tho* -we decline accepting it : and to show our grateful sense of it, if the gentlemen of Virginia... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1809 - 466 Seiten
...all your sciences ; but when they came back to us, the}. were bad runners, ignorant of every means of living in the woods, unable to bear either cold or...were therefore neither fit for hunters, warriors, nor counsellors ; they were totally good for nothing. We are however not the less obliged by your kind... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1810 - 292 Seiten
...runners; ignorant of every means of living in the woods ; urable to bear either cold or hunger; krew neither how to build a cabin, take a deer, or kill an enemy ; -speak our language imperfectly ; were therefore neither fir for hunters, warriors or counsellors;... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1811 - 190 Seiten
...all your sciences ; but when they came back to us, they were bad runners ; ignorant of every means of living in the woods ; unable to bear either cold or...however, not the less obliged by your kind offer, fhough we decline accepting it : and to show our grateful sense of it, if the gentlemen of Virginia... | |
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