 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
 | Louis Le Brun, Henri van Laun - 1869 - 290 pages
...it amiss,2 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...unable to bear either cold or hunger ; knew neither how3 to build a cabin, catch a deer, or kill an enemy ; spoke our language imperfectly ; were therefore... | |
 | Ambrose Lewis Vago - Phrenology - 1871 - 144 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...; 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,... | |
 | Oro Noque - Colonists - 1872 - 178 pages
...take it amiss if our ideas of this kind of education happen not to be the same as yours. We have had some experience of it ; several of our young people...the colleges of the northern provinces ; they were educated in all your sciences ; but when they came back to us they were bad runners ; ignorant of every... | |
 | Frontier and pioneer life - 1875 - 806 pages
...some experience in this. Several of our young people were formerly brought up at northern colleges. They were instructed in all your sciences, but when...cold or hunger ; knew neither how to build a cabin or take a deer or kill an enemy ; spoke our language badly ; were, therefore, neither fit for hunters,... | |
 | Samuel G. Drake - Indians of North America - 1880 - 800 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 cur language imperfectly ; were therefore neither fit for hunters, warriors,... | |
 | Charles Reemelin - Political Science - 1881 - 670 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,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - United States - 1882 - 592 pages
...it ; several of our young people were formerh brought up at the colleges of the northern province* ; they were instructed in all your sciences ; but, when they came back to us, they were bad runners, ignorani of every means of living in the woods, unable to bear either cold or hunger, knew neither... | |
 | American Association for the Advancement of Science - Science - 1882 - 524 pages
...they came back they were bad runners, ignorant of the means of living in the woods, unable to bear cold or hunger, knew neither how to build a cabin, take a deer, nor kill an enemy, and spoke our language imperfectly. We are nevertheless obliged to you, and if the gentlemen will send... | |
 | E.H. Butler & Co - Readers - 1853 - 396 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...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,... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1885 - 264 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...to build a cabin, take a deer, nor kill an enemy, spoke our language imperfectly — were therefore neither fit for hunters, warriors, nor counsellors... | |
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