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
| Samuel Gardner Drake - Indians of North America - 1837 - 642 pages
...not to be the same with yours. We have had some experience of it : several of our young people viere formerly brought up at the colleges of the northern...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,... | |
| 1837 - 488 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...every means of living in the woods — unable to bear cither cold or hunger — knew neither how to build a cabin, take a deer, or kill an enemy — spoke... | |
| Samuel G. Drake - Indians of North America - 1837 - 654 pages
...northern provinces ; flrey were instructed in all your sciences ; but when they came back Vp us, tfiey were bad runners ; ignorant of every means of living...; 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 - Statesmen - 1839 - 246 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...in the woods ; unable to bear either cold or hunger -i knew neither how to build a cabin, take a doer, or kill an enemy ; spoke our language imperfectly... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1839 - 96 pages
...our ideas of this kind of edueation happen not to be the same with yours. We have had some experienee of it: several of our young people were formerly brought up at the eolleges of the northern provinees; they were instrueted in all your seienees; but when they eame baek... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - Political science - 1840 - 342 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...brought up at the colleges of the northern provinces ; 'hey were instructed in all your sciences-; hut when they came back to us, they were bad runners... | |
| James Wimer - Indian captivities - 1841 - 788 pages
...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...how to build a cabin, take a deer, nor kill an enemy ; spoke our language imperfectly; were therefore neither fit for hunters, warriors, nor counsellors... | |
| Samuel G. Drake - Indians of North America - 1841 - 790 pages
...education happen not to be the same with yours. We have had some experience of it : several of our yourirf 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,... | |
| Samuel G. Drake - Indians of North America - 1841 - 798 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...in all your sciences ; but when they came back to ns, they were bad runners; ignorant of every moans of living in the woods; unable to bear either cold... | |
| 1842 - 400 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 ; they spoke our language very imperfectly ; were neither fit for hunters, warriors... | |
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