 I must soon quit the scene, but you may live to see our country flourish, as it will amazingly and rapidly after the war is over ; like a field of young Indian corn, which long fair weather and sunshine had enfeebled and discolored, and which in that...  Private Correspondence of Benjamin Franklin - Seite 51von Benjamin Franklin - 1833Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1834 - 682 Seiten
...captains of the age. . " I must soon quit the scene, but you may live to see our country flourish, aa it will amazingly and rapidly after the war is over....which long fair weather and sunshine had enfeebled and discoloured, and which in that weak state, by a thunder gust of violent wind, hail, and rain seemed... | |
 | 1836 - 342 Seiten
...greatest captains of the age. I must soon quit the scene, but you may live to see our country flourish, as it will amazingly and rapidly after the war is...which long fair weather and sunshine had enfeebled and discoloured, and which, in that weak state, by a thundergust of violent wind, hail, and rain, seemed... | |
 | 1825 - 436 Seiten
...the as:< . I must soon quit the see;ie; hut you may live to sc-' your country flourish, as it M il! amazingly and rapidly after the war is over. Like...enfeebled and discolored, and which, in that weak slate, by al!iumler-g!ist, of violent wind hnil and rain, seemed to be threatened with absolute destruction;... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - 1839 - 590 Seiten
...greatest captains of the age. I must soon quit this scene, but you may live to see our country flourish, as it will amazingly and rapidly after the war is...state, by a thunder gust of violent wind, hail, and ram, seemed to be threatened with absolute destruction ; yet the storm being past, it recovers fresh... | |
 | Author of The young man's own book - 1841 - 338 Seiten
...•.„., CLASSICAL LETTERS. 215 I must soon quit the scene, but, yon may live to see our country flourish, as it will amazingly and rapidly after the war is...which long fair weather and sunshine had enfeebled and discoloured, and which, in that weak state, by a thundergust of violent wind, hail, and rain, seemed... | |
 | Jared Sparks - 1844 - 592 Seiten
...greatest captains of the age. I must soon quit this scene, but you may live to see our country flourish, as it will amazingly and rapidly after the war is...and which in that weak state, by a thunder gust of viblertt wind, hail, and rain, seemed t6 be threatened with absolute destruction ; yet the sturm being... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1853 - 522 Seiten
...scene," writes the former, in 1780, to the latter; " but you may live to see our country flourish, as it will, amazingly and rapidly, after the war is...and discolored, and which in that weak state, by a thunder-gust of violent wind, hail and rain, seemed to be threatened with absolute destruction; yet... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1859 - 680 Seiten
...the scene, but you may live to see our country flourish, as it will amazingly and rapidly after thé war is over. Like a field of young Indian corn, which long fair weather and sunshine had enfeebled and discoloured, and which in that weak state, by a thunder gust of violent wind, hail, and rain seemed... | |
 | Warren P. Edgarton - 1860 - 530 Seiten
...says, "I must soon quit this scene, but you may live to see our country flourish, as it will, mightily and rapidly, after the war is over ; like a field...Indian corn, which long fair weather and sunshine has enfeebled and discolored, and while in that weak state, by a thunder gust of violent wind, hail,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Epes Sargent - 1866 - 270 Seiten
...scene," writes the former, in 1780, to the latter ; " but you may live to see our country flourish, as it will, amazingly and rapidly, after the war is...and discolored, and which in that weak state, by a thunder-gust of violent wind, hail and rain, seemed to be threatened with absolute destruction ; yet... | |
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