| Henry Howe - 1858 - 524 страници
...or a tart from the pastrycook's, and a glass of water,) had the rest of the time, till their return, for study ; in which I made the greater progress,...eating and drinking." It was about this time that, by menus of Cocker's Arithmetic, he made himself master of that science, which he had twice attempted... | |
| Elements - 1862 - 246 страници
...a tart from the pastry cook's, and a glass of water — had the rest of the time till their return, for study ; in which I made the greater progress from...generally attend temperance in eating and drinking." For such improvement of time he was distinguished through life. The value he set upon industry may... | |
| Cecilia Lucy Brightwell - 1863 - 332 страници
...the rest of the time, till their return, for study, in which I made the greater progress from that clearness of head and quicker apprehension, which...generally attend temperance in eating and drinking." * Among other works which he read at this time, * Franklin persisted in this vegetarian system for... | |
| George Lillie Craik - 1865 - 594 страници
...or a tart from the pastrycook's, and a glass of water), had the rest of the time, till their return, for study ; in which I made the greater progress,...also obtained some acquaintance with the elements of geometry, by the perusal of a treatise on Navigation. He mentions, likewise, among the works which... | |
| Benjamin Franklin, Epes Sargent - 1866 - 270 страници
...a tart from the pastry cook's, and a glass of water), had the rest of the time, till their return, for study ; in which I made the greater progress from...generally attend temperance in eating and drinking. Now it was, that, being on some occasion made ashamed of my ignorance in figures, which I had twice... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1868 - 434 страници
...or a tart from the pastry-cook's, and a glass of water, had the rest of the time till their return for study, in which I made the greater progress, from...greater clearness of head and quicker apprehension which usually attend temperance in eating and drinking. And now it was that, being on some occasion made... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1868 - 426 страници
...or a tart from the pastry-cook's, and a glass of water, had the rest of the time till their return for study, in which I made the greater progress, from...greater clearness of head and quicker apprehension which usually attend temperance in eating and drinking. ' And now it was that, being on some occasion made... | |
| Jeremiah Chaplin - 1876 - 416 страници
...raisins or a tart from the pastrycook's, aud a glass of water, had the rest of the time till their return for study, in which I made the greater progress, from...clearness of head, and quicker apprehension, which usually attend temperance in eating and drinking." About this time, also, he made up his deficiency... | |
| 1879 - 244 страници
...or a tart from the pastrycook's, and a glass of water), had the rest of the time till their return for study; in which I made the greater progress, from...also obtained some acquaintance with the elements of geometry, by the perusal of a treatise on Navigation. He mentions, likewise, among the works which... | |
| Samuel Eliot - 1879 - 430 страници
...a tart from the pastry cook's, and a glass of water), had the rest of the time, till their return, for study ; in which I made the greater progress from...generally attend temperance in eating and drinking. Now it was that, being on some occasion made ashamed of my ignorance in figures, which I had twice... | |
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