| 698 pages
...provinces: They 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 - Statesmen - 1793 - 324 pages
...brought up at the colleges of " the northern provinces ; they were inftructed " in all your fciences ; but when they came back " to us, they were bad runners...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 - Agriculture - 1800 - 632 pages
...with yours. 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...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 - American literature - 1804 - 78 pages
...ON SAVAGES. Franklin. some experience of it ; several of our young people were formerly brought up at the colleges of the northern provinces; they were...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 pages
...with yours. AVe have had some experience of it: several of our young people were formerly brought up at the colleges of the northern provinces; they were...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 - United States - 1809 - 466 pages
...with yours. 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...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... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1810 - 292 pages
...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 - American essays - 1811 - 196 pages
...with yours. 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...take a deer, or kill an enemy ; spoke our language im" perfectly ; were therefore.neither fit for hunters, warriors, or counsellors ; They were totally... | |
| 1812 - 314 pages
...your's. We have had -- fome 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 hack to us, they were bad runners; ignorant of every means of living in the woods; unable to bear either... | |
| 1812 - 314 pages
...your's. We have had -- lome 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 fciences ; but when they came back to us, they were bad runners; ignorant of every means of living... | |
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