We have had some 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 e.very means... The Writings of Benjamin Franklin: 1789-1790 - Seite 99von Benjamin Franklin - 1907 - 633 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
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...wereinftrucled in all your fdencei; bur when they came back to ut, thry were bad runner* ; ignorant of every means of living in the " woods ; unable to bear either cold " or 5 1 " or hunger; knew neither how to " build at:b:n( take a deer, or kill "anfiismy ; Ipo'ke our language... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1793 - 324 Seiten
...inftructed " in all your fciences ; but when they came back " to us, they were bad runners ; ignorant of every ** means of living in the woods; unable to...to " build a cabin, take a deer, or kill an enemy ; " fpoke our language imperfecUy; were there** fore neither fit for hunters, warriors, or coun" fellots... | |
| James Anderson - 1800 - 632 Seiten
...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 woods; unable to bear...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
...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 woods; unable to bear...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 - 590 Seiten
...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 woods, unable to bear...were therefore neither fit for hunters, warriors, or counsellors; they were totally good for nothing. We are however not the less obliged by your kind... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 586 Seiten
...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 woods, unable to bear...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
...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 woods ; unable to...were therefore neither fit for hunters, warriors, or counsellors ; they were totally good for nothing. We are however, not the less obliged by your kind... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1809 - 466 Seiten
...were instructed in 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...totally good for nothing. We are however not the less obliged by your kind offer, though we decline accepting it : and to show our grateful sense of it,... | |
| 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
...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 woods ; unable to...were therefore neither fit for hunters, warriors, or counsellors ; They were totally good for nothing. We are however, not the less obliged by your kind... | |
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