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 every means... Historicals for the Young Folks - Page 39by Oro Noque - 1872 - 168 pagesFull view - About this book
| 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...either cold or hunger ; knew neither how to " build a cabin, take a deer, or kill an enemy ; " fpoke our language imperfecUy; were there** fore neither fit... | |
| James Anderson - Agriculture - 1800 - 632 pages
...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...either cold or hunger; knew neither how to build a cabin, take a deer, or kill an enemy ; spoke our language imperfectly, and were therefore neither fit... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1804 - 78 pages
...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...either cold or hunger; knew neither how to build a cabin, take a deer, nor kill an enemy ; spokeour language imperfectly; were therefore neither fit for... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 586 pages
...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,...either cold or hunger, knew neither how to build a cabin, take a deer, or kill an enemy, spoke our language imperfectly, were therefore neither fit for... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1806 - 590 pages
...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...either cold or hunger, knew neither how to build a cabin, take a deer, or kill an enemy, spoke our language imperfectly, were therefore neither fit for... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1807 - 310 pages
...ycung 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...either cold or hunger ; knew neither how to build a cabin, take a deer, or kill an enemy ; spoke our language imperfectly ; were therefore neither fit... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1809 - 466 pages
...northern provinces ; they were instructed in all your sciences ; but when they came back to us, the}. were bad runners, ignorant of every means of living...either cold or hunger, knew neither how to build a cabin, take a deer, or kill an enemy, spoke our language imperfectly, were therefore neither fit for... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - American essays - 1811 - 190 pages
...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...either cold or hunger ; knew neither how to build a cabin, take a deer, or kill an enemy ; spoke our language imperfectly ; were therefore neither fit... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - American essays - 1811 - 196 pages
...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...either cold or hunger ; knew neither how to build a cabin, take a deer, or kill an enemy ; spoke our language im" perfectly ; were therefore.neither fit... | |
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