 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 556 trang
...my father declared against it; but residing near the v> aUT, I was much in it and on' it. I learnt to swim well, and to manage boats; and when embarked...other occasions, I was generally the leader among the boys, and sometimes led them into scrapes, of which I will mention an instance, as it shews an early... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 558 trang
...disliked the trade, and had a strong inclination to go to sea, but my father declared against it; but residing near the water, I was much in it and on it. I learnt to swim well, and to manage boats ; and when embarked with other boys, I was commonly allowed... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1834 - 682 trang
...disliked the trade, and had a strong inclination to go to sea, but my father declared against it ; but residing near the water, I was much in it and on it I learnt to swim well, and to manage boats ; and when embarked with other boys, I was commonly allowed... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 674 trang
...disliked the trade, and had a strong inclination to go to sea ; but my father declared against it. But, residing near the water, I was much in it and on it....other occasions I was generally the leader among the boys, and sometimes led them into scrapes, of which I will mention one instance, as it shows an early... | |
 | George Combe - 1840 - 484 trang
...expedients, made him a ruler in childhood as well as in mature age. " Residing near the water," says he, " I was much in it and on it. I learned to swim well,...and upon other occasions I was generally the leader of the boys." In proportion as the moral and intellectual faculties develope themselves in the tribe... | |
 | George Combe - 1846 - 130 trang
...brain, made him a ruler in childhood as well as in mature age. " Residing neir the water," says he, " I was much in it and on it I learned to swim well, and to manage boats; asd when embarked with other boys, I was commonlj allowed to govern, especially in any case of difficulty... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - 1848 - 676 trang
...disliked the trade, and had a strong inclination to go to sea; but my father declared against it. But, residing near the water, I was much in it and on it....other occasions I was generally the leader among the boys, and sometimes led them into scrapes, of which I will mention one instance, as it shows an early... | |
 | James Wynne - 1850 - 372 trang
...says he, "the trade, and had a strong inclination to go to sea, but my father declared against it; but residing near the water, I was much in it and on it; I learnt to swim well, and to manage boats, and when embarked with other boys I was commonly allowed... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1853 - 522 trang
...disliked the trade, and had a strong inclination to go to sea; but my father declared against it. But, residing near the water, I was much in it and on it....other occasions I was generally the leader among the boys, and sometimes led them into scrapes, of which I will mention one instance, as it shows an early... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1855 - 402 trang
...disliked the trade, and had a strong inclination to go to sea ; but my father declared against it. But, residing near the water, I was much in it and on it....and upon other occasions I was generally the leader 2 among the boys, and sometimes led them mto scrapes, of which I will mention one instance, as it shows... | |
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I was generally a leader among the boys, and sometimes led them into scrapes, of which I will mention one instance, as it shows an early projecting public spirit, though not then justly conducted. 
