| Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1818 - 556 pages
...particular in this description of my journey, and shall be so of nn fiest entry into that city, that you may in your mind compare such unlikely beginnings, with the figure I have since made tiiere. I was in my working dress, my best clothes coming round by sea. I was dirty, from my being... | |
| 1824 - 610 pages
...the figure 1 have since made there. I was in my working dress, my best clothe* eoming round by sea. 1 was dirty from my being so long in the boat : my pockets...stockings, and I knew no one, nor where to look for a lodging. Fatigued with walking, rowing, and the want of sleep, I was very hungry, and my whole stock... | |
| George Lillie Craik - Intellectuals - 1830 - 452 pages
...in this description of my journey, and shall be so of my first entry into that city, that you may, in your mind, compare such unlikely beginnings with...pockets were stuffed out with shirts and stockings ; arid I knew no one, nor where to look for lodging. Fatigued with walking, rowing, and the want of... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1834 - 682 pages
...particular in this description of my journey, and shall he so of my first entry into that city, that you may in your mind compare such unlikely beginnings, with...dress, my best clothes coming round by sea. I was duly, from my being so long in the boat ; my pockets were stuflèd out with shirts and stockings, and... | |
| James Wynne - 1850 - 372 pages
...morning from a small boat in which he had performed the last part of his journey. "I was," says he, "in my working dress, my best clothes coming round...stockings, and I knew no one, nor where to look for lodgings. Fatigued with walking, rowing, and the want of sleep, I was very hungry, and my whole stock... | |
| Popular educator - 1852 - 842 pages
...in this description of my journey, and shall be so of my finst entry into that city, that you may, in your mind, compare such unlikely beginnings with...figure I have since made there. I was in my working drees, my best clothes coming round by sea. I was dirty, from my being so long in the boat ; my pockets... | |
| 1856 - 422 pages
...description of my journey, and shull be so of my firtst entry into that city, that you may, in your n:ind, compare such unlikely beginnings with the figure I...long in the boat; my pockets were stuffed out with shirt* and stockings; and I kr.ew no one, nor where to look for lodging. Fatigued with walking, rowing,... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1859 - 622 pages
...particular in this description of my journey, and shall be so of my first entry into that city, that you may in your mind compare such unlikely beginnings with...figure I have since made there. I was in my working drees, my best clothes coming round by sea. I was dirty from my being so long in the boat. My pockets... | |
| James Stuart Laurie - 1863 - 328 pages
...was," says he, " in my working-dress, as my best clothes were being sent after me. I was dirty from being so long in the boat, my pockets were stuffed...stockings, and I knew no one, nor where to look for lodgings. Fatigued with walking, rowing, and the want of sleep, I was very hungry, and my whole stock... | |
| Cecilia Lucy Brightwell - 1863 - 332 pages
...adventures: — " I shall be particular in my description of my first entry into that city, that you may compare such unlikely beginnings with the figure I have since made there. I was in my working-dress (my best clothes coming round by sea); I was dirt}7, from my being so long in the boat;... | |
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