 | Benjamin Franklin - 1793 - 282 pages
...with my kite, which carried me quite over without the leaft fatigue, and with the grcateft pleafure imaginable. I was only obliged occasionally to halt a little in my courfe, and refill its progrefs, when it appeared that, by following too quick, I lowered the kite... | |
 | Education, George Nicholson - 1805 - 276 pages
...round the pond, to a place which I point* ed out to him on the other side, I began to cross the pond with my kite, which carried me quite over without...pleasure imaginable. I was only obliged occasionally to halta little in my course and resist it's progress, when it appeared that, by following too quick,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1807 - 310 pages
...h.'rn on the other side, I began to cross the pond with my kite, which carried me quite over-without the least fatigue, and with the greatest pleasure imaginable. I was only obliged occasionally to hilt a little in my ccwrse, and resist its progress, whea it appeared that, by following too quick,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1810 - 292 pages
...place which I pointed •ut to him on the other side, I began to cross the pond -witlj my kite,,which carried me quite over without the least fatigue, and...progress, when it appeared that, by following too quick,! lowered the kite too much ; hy doing which occasionally I made it rise again. I have never... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1811 - 196 pages
...round the pond, to a place which I pointed out to him on the other side, I began to cross the pond with, my kite, which carried me quite over without...progress, when it appeared that, by following too quick, I lowered the kite too much ; by doing which occasionally I made it rise again — I have never... | |
 | Roger Lamb - 1811 - 310 pages
...which I pointed out to him on the other side, I began to cross the pond with my kite, which carried mo quite over without the least fatigue, and with the...and resist its progress, when it appeared that, by the following too quick, I lowered the kite too much ; by doing which occasionally I made it rise again.... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1811 - 190 pages
...round the pond, to a place which I pointed out to him on the other side, I began to cross the pond with my kite, which carried me quite over without...occasionally to halt a. little in my course, and resist its progre.^s, when it appeared that, by following too quick, I lowered the kite too much ; by doing which... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1815 - 336 pages
...clothes round the pond to a place which I pointed out to him on the other side, I began to cross the pond with my kite, which carried me quite over without...occasionally to halt a little in my course, and resist its OBSERVATIONS ON THE GENERALLY PREVAILING DOCTRINES OF LIFE AND DEATH. TO THE SAME. YOUR observations... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 610 pages
...clothes round the pond to a place which I pointed out to him on the other side, I began to cross the pond with my kite, which carried me quite over without...its progress, when it appeared that by following too quick I lowered the kite too much ; by doing which occasionally, I made it rise again. I have never... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 360 pages
...round the pond, to a place which I pointed out to him on the other side, I began to cross the pond with my kite, which carried me quite over without...was only obliged occasionally to halt a little in mjr course, and resist its progress, when it appeared that, by following too quick, I lowered the kite... | |
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I was drawn along the surface of the water in a very agreeable manner. Having then engaged another boy to carry my clothes round the pond, to a place which I pointed out to him on the other side, I began to cross the pond with, my kite, which carried... 
