 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...  Select Pieces - Page 44by Benjamin Franklin - 1804 - 59 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Charles Reemelin - Political Science - 1881 - 670 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...hunger; knew neither how to build a cabin, take a deer, or kill an enemy; spoke our language imperfectly; were therefore neither fit for hunters, warriors,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - United States - 1882 - 592 pages
...it ; several of our young people were formerh brought up at the colleges of the northern province* ; they were instructed in all your sciences ; but, when they came back to us, they were bad runners, ignorani of every means of living in the woods, unable to bear either cold or hunger, knew neither... | |
 | American Association for the Advancement of Science - Science - 1882 - 524 pages
...they came back they were bad runners, ignorant of the means of living in the woods, unable to bear cold or hunger, knew neither how to build a cabin, take a deer, nor kill an enemy, and spoke our language imperfectly. We are nevertheless obliged to you, and if the gentlemen will send... | |
 | 1882 - 520 pages
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 | E.H. Butler & Co - Readers - 1853 - 396 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...hunger, knew neither how to build a cabin, take a deer, or kill an enemy, spoke our language imperfectly, — were therefore neither fit for hunters, warriors,... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1885 - 264 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...to build a cabin, take a deer, nor kill an enemy, spoke our language imperfectly — were therefore neither fit for hunters, warriors, nor counsellors... | |
 | Orville T. Bright, James Baldwin - Readers - 1889 - 524 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 formerly brought up at the col-« leges of the northern provinces ; they were instructed in all your sciences, but when they came... | |
 | Charles Elmer Allison - Clinton (N.Y.) - 1889 - 138 pages
...take it amiss if our ideas ol 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 formerly brought up at colleges of the northern provinces; they were instructed in all your sciences; but when they came back... | |
 | Albert Ross Parsons - Astrology - 1893 - 472 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...hunger, knew neither how to build a cabin, take a deer, or kill an enemy; spoke our language imperfectly ; were therefore neither fit for hunters, warriors,... | |
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