| 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
...of education happen not to " be the fame with yours. We have had fome " experience of it : feveral of our young people ^' were formerly 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 ; ignorant... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1804 - 78 pages
...kind of education happen not to be the same with your's. We have had 44 REMARKS ON SAVAGES. Franklin. some experience of it ; several of our young people...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 - United States - 1809 - 466 pages
...it amiss, if our ideas of this kind of education happen not to be the same with yours. We have had some experience of it: several of our young people...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
...it a miss, if our ideas of this kind of education happen not to be the same with yours. \Ve have had some experience of it : several of our young people Were formerly brought up at the colleges of die northern provinces ; they were instructed in all your sciences j but when they came back to us,... | |
| 1812 - 314 pages
...amiss, if our ideas of this kind of education happen not to be the same with your's. We have had -- fome experience of it; several of our young people 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
...amiss, if our ideas of this kind of education happen not to be the same with your's. We have had -- lome experience of it; several of our young people were...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... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1815 - 336 pages
...it amiss, if our ideas of this kind of education happen not to be the same with yours. We have had some experience of it : several of our young people...runners : ignorant of every means of living in the woods ; uAable to hear either cold or hunger ; knew neither how to build a cabin, take a deer, or kill an... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 610 pages
...take it amiss if our ideas of this kind of education happen not to be the same with yours. We have had some experience of it : several of our young people...either cold or hunger, knew neither how to build a cabbin, take a deer, or kill an enemy, spoke our language imperfectly; were therefore neither fit for... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1819 - 520 pages
...take it amiss if our ideas of this kind of education happen not to be the same with yours. We have had some experience of it : several of our young people...were bad runners, ignorant of every means of living ijn the woods, unable to bear either cold or hunger, knew neither how to build a cabin, take a deer,... | |
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