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" 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... "
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by Benjamin Franklin - 1804 - 59 pages
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The Boston magazine

698 pages
...provinces: They wereinftrucled in all your fdencei; bur when they came back to ut, thry were bad runner* ; ignorant of every means of living in the " woods ; unable to bear either cold " or 5 1 " or hunger; knew neither how to " build at:b:n( take a deer, or kill "anfiismy ; Ipo'ke our language...
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Works of the Late Doctor Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of His Life, Written ...

Benjamin Franklin - 1793 - 324 pages
...of education happen not to " be the fame with yours. We have had fome " experience of it : feveral of our young people ^' were formerly brought up at...the colleges of " the northern provinces ; they were inftructed " in all your fciences ; but when they came back " to us, they were bad runners ; ignorant...
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Recreations in Agriculture, Natural-history, Arts, and ..., Volume 3

James Anderson - 1800 - 632 pages
...take it amifs 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, and were therefore neither fit for hunters, warriors,...
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The complete works ... of ... Benjamin Franklin, Volume 3

Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 586 pages
...it amiss, if our ideas of this kind of education happen not to be the same with yours. AVe 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, ^varriors,...
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The Complete Works in Philosophy, Politics, and Morals, of the ..., Volume 3

Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 590 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,...
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The Works of the Late Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of His Life Written ...

Benjamin Franklin - 1807 - 310 pages
...education !:appen not to be the same with yours. We have had some experience of it ; several of our ycung people were formerly brought up at the colleges of...; 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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The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin: [Correspondence

Benjamin Franklin - 1809 - 466 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...all your sciences ; but when they came back to us, the}. were bad runners, ignorant of every means of living in the woods, unable to bear either cold...
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Works of the Late Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of Memoirs of His Early Life

Benjamin Franklin - 1810 - 292 pages
...it a miss, if our ideas of this kind of education happen not to be the same with yours. \Ve have had some experience of it : several of our young people Were formerly brought up at the colleges of die northern provinces ; they were instructed in all your sciences j but when they came back to us,...
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The Essays, Humourous, Moral and Literary: Of the Late Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin - 1811 - 196 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...; knew neither how to build a cabin, take a deer, or kill an enemy ; spoke our language im" perfectly ; were therefore.neither fit for hunters, warriors,...
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The Essays, Humourous, Moral and Literary: Of the Late Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin - 1811 - 190 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...; 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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