 filled my pocket with coppers. I went directly to a shop where they sold toys for children; and being charmed with the sound of a whistle that I met by the way in the bands of another boy, I voluntarily offered him all my money for  Essays and Letters - Page 101by Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 340 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Henry Augustin Beers - American literature - 1895 - 324 pages
...will excuse my telling one of myself. When I was a child of seven years old my friends, on a holiday, filled my pocket with coppers. I went directly to...the sound of a whistle, that I met by the way in the hands of another boy, I voluntarily offered and gave all my money for one. I then came home, and went... | |
 | Kate Stephens, Charles Eliot Norton, George Henry Browne - Literature - 1895 - 328 pages
...BOOK. THE WHISTLE. Benjamin Franklin. When I was a child of seven years old, my friends, on a holiday, filled my pocket with coppers. I went directly to...the sound of a whistle, that I met by the way in the hands of another boy, I voluntarily offered and gave all my money for one. I then came home, and went... | |
 | Edward Sylvester Ellis - United States - 1896 - 184 pages
...will excuse my telling one of myself. "When I was a child of seven years old, my friends on a holiday filled my pocket with coppers. I went directly to...the sound of a whistle that I met by the way in the hands of another boy, I voluntarily offered and gave all my money for one. I then came home, and went... | |
 | G. Eugène Fasnacht - 1896 - 268 pages
...coppers. I went directly to (§ 45) a shop where they (§ 188) sold toys for children; and being (§ 98) charmed with the sound of a whistle that I met by the way in the hands of s another boy, I voluntarily offered him all my money for it. I then came home, and went whistling... | |
 | John Piersol McCaskey - American literature - 1897 - 592 pages
...FOR THE WHISTLE. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. When I was a child of seven years old, my friends, on a holiday, filled my pocket with coppers. I went directly to...sound of a whistle, that I met by the way, in the hands of another boy, I voluntarily gave all my money for one. I then came home, and went whistling... | |
 | John Piersol McCaskey - American literature - 1897 - 586 pages
...FOR THE WHISTLE. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. When I was a child of seven years old, my friends, on a holiday, filled my pocket with coppers. I went directly to...sound of a whistle, that I met by the way, in the hands of another boy, I voluntarily gave all my money for one. I then came home, and went whistling... | |
 | John Clark Ridpath - Literature - 1898 - 556 pages
...will excuse my telling one of myself: When I was a child of seven years old, my friends on a holiday filled my pocket with coppers. I went directly to...the sound of a whistle that I met by the way in the hands of another boy, I voluntarily offered and gave all my money for one. I then came home, and went... | |
 | John Clark Ridpath - Literature - 1898 - 530 pages
...will excuse my telling one of myself: When I was a child of seven years old, my friends on a holiday filled my pocket with coppers. I went directly to...the sound of a whistle that I met by the way in the hands of another boy, I voluntarily offered and gave all my money for one. I then came home, and went... | |
 | Readers - 1898 - 264 pages
...you to read more of his writings. TTTHEN I was a child of seven years old, my friends, on a holiday, filled my pocket with coppers. I went directly to...sound of a whistle, that I met by the way, in the hands of another boy, I voluntarily offered and gave all my money for one. I then came home and went... | |
 | Education - 1898 - 702 pages
...pupils.) The Whistle. When I was a child of seven years old my friends, on a holiday, filled my pockets with coppers. I went directly to a shop where they...the sound of a whistle that I met by the way in the hands of another boy, I voluntarily offered and gave all my money for one. I then came home and went... | |
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