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" Brownell, very successful in his profession generally, and that by mild, encouraging methods. Under him I acquired fair writing pretty soon, but I failed in the arithmetic, and made no progress in it. At ten years old... "
Two-hundredth Anniversary of the Birth of Benjamin Franklin: Celebration by ... - Seite 91
von Massachusetts - 1906 - 113 Seiten
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Public Characters, Band 4

1804 - 646 Seiten
...arithmetick, he made not the smallest progress in it, " At ten years of age/' stays he, " I was brought home to assist my father in his business, which was that of a candle and soap* maker, trades to which he had not indeed served an apprenticeship, but which he had...
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The Annual Biography and Obituary for the Year ..., Band 1

1817 - 630 Seiten
...destiny awaited him, as will be seen from his own words : — " At ten years of age*, I was brought home to assist my father in his business, which was that of a candle and soapmaker ; trades to which he had not indeed served an apprenticeship, but which he had...
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The Annual Biography and Obituary, Band 1

1817 - 694 Seiten
...destiny awaited him, as will be seen from his own words : — " At ten years of age*, I was brought home to assist my father in his business, which 'was that of a candle and soapmaker ; trades to which he had not indeed served an apprenticeship, but which he had...
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Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin Franklin ...

Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 566 Seiten
...a good hand, pretty soon; but I failed entirely in arithmetic. At ten years old I was taken to help my father in his business, which was that of a tallow-chandler, and soap-boiler: a business to which he was not bred, but had assumed on his arrival at New-England, because he found that his...
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Addresses Delivered at the Triennial Celebration ...

1824 - 706 Seiten
...arithmetic, the little fellow had been taken away thus early from his books and his play, to help along his father in his business, — which was that of a tallow-chandler and soapboiler. And that father's name may still be decyphered beneath the torn and tarnished gilding on the ball to...
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The works of Benjamin Franklin: with notes and a life of the author ..., Band 1

Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 674 Seiten
...a good hand pretty soon ; but I failed entirely in arithmetic. At ten years old I was taken to help my father in his business, which was that of a tallowchandler and soap-boiler ; a business to which he was not bred, but had assumed on his arrival in New England, because he found that his...
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Poor Richard's Almanac for 1850-52

Benjamin Franklin - 1849 - 78 Seiten
...write a good hand pretty soon, but failed entirely in arithmetic. At ten years old- I was taken to help my father in his business, which was that of a tallow-chandler and soap-boiler; a business to which he was not bred, but had assumed on his arrival in New England, because he found that his...
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Statistics of the State of Georgia: Including an Account of Its Natural ...

George White - 1849 - 716 Seiten
...was born in Boston, January 17, 1706. At ten years of age, he was taken from school and assisted his father in his business, which was that of a tallow-chandler and soap-boiler. At the end of two years, he was bound an apprentice to his brother, who was a printer. Having a great...
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The Life of Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin - 1850 - 666 Seiten
...a good hand pretty soon; but I failed entirely in arithmetic. At ten years old I was taken to help my father in his business, which was that of a tallowchandler and soap-boiler ; a business to which he was not bred, but had assumed on his arrival in New England, because he found that his...
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Orations and Speeches on Various Occasions, Band 2

Edward Everett - 1850 - 716 Seiten
...Warren, 1792. At the age of ten, as we have already seen, Benjamin was taken from school to help his father in his business, which was that of a tallow-chandler and soap-boiler ; a business to which he was not bred, but which he had taken up on his arrival in New England, because he had found...
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