 The day will come when some more powerful man will get fame and riches from my invention, but nobody will believe that poor John Fitch can do anything worthy of attention.  Report - Page 78by Daughters of the American Revolution - 1908Full view - About this book
 | John Fanning Watson - New York (N.Y.) - 1830 - 902 pages
...shelters him forever ! In one of his journals, there is this touching and prophetic sentiment — he day will come when some more powerful man will get fame and hcs from my invention ; but nobody will believe that floor John Fitch n do any thing worthy of attention... | |
 | John Fanning Watson - Pennsylvania - 1833 - 336 pages
...shelters him for ever. In one of his journals, there is this touching and prophetic sentiment — " the day will come when some more powerful man will...but nobody will believe that poor John Fitch can do any thing worthy of attention !" I do not know that I have his precise words, but the sentiment is... | |
 | John Fanning Watson - Pennsylvania - 1833 - 350 pages
...shelters him for ever. In one of his journals, there is this touching and prophetic sentiment — " the day will come when some more powerful man will get fame and riches from ray invention ; but nobody will believe that poor John Fitch can do any thing worthy of attention !"... | |
 | James Hall - History - 1836 - 306 pages
...not his destiny to accomplish ! And how touching is the sentiment found in one of his journals: — "the day will come when some more powerful man, will...but nobody will believe that poor John Fitch can do any thing worthy of attention." In less than thirty years after his death, his predictions were verified.... | |
 | James Hall - Mississippi River Valley - 1838 - 326 pages
...his destiny to accomplish ! And how touching is the sentiment found in one of his journals : — " the day will come when some more powerful man, will...but nobody will believe that poor John Fitch can do any thing worthy of attention." In less than thirty years after his death, his predictions were verified.... | |
 | 1839 - 648 pages
...not his destiny to accomplish! And how touching is the sentiment found in one of his journals :—' the day will come when some more powerful man will...poor John Fitch can do anything worthy of attention.' " ART. XXIV 7 .—Progressive Education. 2 vols. 12mo. London : .Longman. 1839. AN excellent translation... | |
 | Henry Howe - Industrial arts - 1840 - 492 pages
...not his destiny to accomplish ! — and how touching is the sentiment found in his journal : — ' The day will come when some more powerful man will...but nobody will believe that poor John Fitch can do any thing worthy of attention !'" BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. Birth. — Intended for the... | |
 | Henry Howe - Industrial arts - 1842 - 516 pages
...not his destiny to accomplish ! — and how touching is the sentiment found in his journal : — ' The day will come when some more powerful man will...invention, but nobody will believe that poor John Filch can do any thing worthy of attention .'' " BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. Birth. — Intended... | |
 | Thomas Ewbank - Hydraulics - 1842 - 638 pages
...favorable times. " The day will come [he observes] when some more powerful man will get fame anJ riches by my invention, but nobody will believe that poor John Fitch can do any thing worthy of attention." He declared that within a century the western rivers would swarm with... | |
 | Thomas Ewbank - Hydraulic machinery - 1842 - 608 pages
...favorable times. " The day will come [he observes] when some more powerful man will get fame and riches by my invention, but nobody will believe that poor John Fitch can do any thing worthy of attention." He declared that within a century the western rivers would swarm with... | |
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