Taller tells us of a girl who was observed to grow suddenly proud, and none could guess the reason, till it came to be known that she had got on a pair of new silk garters. Lest you should be puzzled to guess the cause, when you observe any thing of the... Inventors - Page 29by Philip Gengembre Hubert - 1893 - 299 pagesFull view - About this book
| Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - Statesmen - 1838 - 632 pages
...observations with such accuracy as shall answer the end proposed." — EDITOR. VOL. VI. 21 N The Tatler tells us of a girl, who was observed to grow suddenly...should be puzzled to guess the cause, when you observe any thing of the kind in me, I think I will not hide my new garters under my petticoats, but take the... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 640 pages
...observations with such accuracy as shall answer the end proposed." — EDITOR. VOL. VI. 11 The Taller tells us of a girl, who was observed to grow suddenly...should be puzzled to guess the cause, when you observe any thing of the kind in me, I think I will not hide my new garters under my petticoats, but take the... | |
| James Parton - Biography & Autobiography - 1864 - 668 pages
...not to take pleasure in his new fame. "The Tatier," he wrote in 1753, to one of his Boston friends, "tells us of a girl who was observed to grow suddenly...should be puzzled to guess the cause, when you observe any thing of the kind in me, I think I will not hide my new garters under my petticoats, but take the... | |
| Philip Gengembre Hubert - 1895 - 330 pages
...kite with these words : " As frequent mention is made in public papers from Europe of the sticces's of the Philadelphia experiment for drawing the electric...when you observe anything of the kind in me, I think 1 will not hide my new garters under my petticoats, but take the freedom to show them to you in a paragraph... | |
| Philip Gengembre Hubert - Inventors - 1896 - 344 pages
...himself had done with it. Yet he was far from hiding the pleasure his fame brought him. "The Taller," he wrote, in 1753, to a friend, " tells us of a girl...when you observe anything of the kind in me, I think 1 will not hide my new garters under my petticoats, but take the freedom to show them to you in a paragraph... | |
| Paul Leicester Ford - Literary Criticism - 1899 - 554 pages
..." for his " useful discoveries in electricity," he prefaced it with the story from the " Taller," " of a girl who was observed to grow suddenly proud,...should be puzzled to guess the cause, when you observe any thing of the kind in me, I think I will not hide my new garters under my petticoats, but take the... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1905 - 512 pages
...our friend, Mr. Collinson, and am promised some speltz, which I shall send per next post. The Taller tells us of a Girl, who was observed to grow suddenly proud, and none cou'd guess the Reason, till it came to be known that she had got on a new Pair of Garters. Lest you... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1905 - 852 pages
...proud, and none cou'd guess the Reason, till it came to be known that she had got on a new Pair of Garters. Lest you should be puzzled to guess the Cause, when you observe any Thing of the kind in me, I think I will not hide my new Garters under my Petticoats, but take the... | |
| William Cabell Bruce - Biography & Autobiography - 1917 - 560 pages
...gratification : The Taller tells us of a Girl, who was observed to grow suddenly proud, and none cou'd guess the Reason, till it came to be known that she had got on a new Pair of Garters. Lest you should be puzzled to guess the Cause, when you observe any Thing of the... | |
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