 We are, however, not the less obliged by your kind offer, though we decline accepting it; and to show our grateful sense of it, if the gentlemen of Virginia will send us a dozen of their sons, we will take great care of their education, instruct them...  Select Pieces - Side 44af Benjamin Franklin - 1804 - 59 siderFuld visning - Om denne bog
 | Edmund Burke - 1787 - 608 sider
...learning on which We value ourselves, they regard as frivolous and ufeleft. Having frequent occafions to hold public councils, they have acquired great order and decency in condufti';ig them. The old men fit in the foremott ranks, the warriors in the next, and the Women and... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1793 - 324 sider
...Virginia will fend us a dozen of " their fons, we will take great care of their edu" cation, inftruct them in all we know, and make " men of them." Having frequent occafiohs to hold public couneilsj they have acquired great order and decency in conducing themv The... | |
 | William Winterbotham - 1799 - 616 sider
...learning on which we value ourfelves, they regard as frivolous and ufelefs. Having frequent occafions to hold public councils, they have acquired great order and decency in condufting them. The old ruen fit in the foremoft ranks, the warriors in the next, and the women and... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 586 sider
...We are however not the less obliged by your kind offer, though we decline accepting it; and to show our grateful sense of it, if the gentlemen of Virginia...occasions to hold public councils, they have acquired greatorder and decency in conducting them. The old men sit in the foremost ranks, the warriors.in the... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 590 sider
...We are however not the less obliged by your kind offer, though we decline accepting it : and to show our grateful sense of it, if the gentlemen of Virginia will send us a dozeu of their sons, we will take great care of their education, instruct them in all we know, and... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1807 - 310 sider
...We are however, not the less obliged by your kind offer, tho* -we decline accepting it : and to show our grateful sense of it, if the gentlemen of Virginia...of them." Having frequent occasions to hold public cauncils, they have acquired great order and decency in conducting them. The old men sit in the foremost... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1810 - 292 sider
...are however not the less obliged by your kind offer, though we decline accepting it : and to show oue grateful sense of it, if the gentlemen of Virginia...send us a dozen of their sons, we will take great rare of their education, instruct them in all we know, and make MEN of them-" Having frequent occasions... | |
 | 1812 - 314 sider
...either cold or hunger; knew neither how to build a cabin, take a deer, nor till anenemy ; spoke our language imperfectly; were therefore neither fit for...education, instruct them in all we know, and make men of (hem." Having frequent occasions to hold public councils, they have acquired great order and decency... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1815 - 336 sider
...are however not the l«ss obliged by your kind offer, though we decline accepting it : and to show our grateful sense of it, if the gentlemen of Virginia...all we know, and make men of them." Having frequent occasion to hold public councils, they have acquired gre:tt order and ducency in conducting them. The... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 610 sider
...We are however not the less obliged by your kind offer, though we decline accepting it ; and to show our grateful sense of it, if the gentlemen of Virginia...councils, they have acquired great order and decency in condvicting them. The old men sit in the foremost ranks, the warriors in the next, and the women and... | |
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