| John Fanning Watson - Pennsylvania - 1833 - 336 pages
...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...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... | |
| James Hall - History - 1836 - 306 pages
...accomplish ! And how touching is the sentiment found in one of his journals: — "the day will come when some more powerful man, will get fame and riches...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 - 328 pages
...accomplish ! And how touching is the sentiment found in one of his journals : — " the day will come when some more powerful man, will get fame and riches...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
...accomplish! And how touching is the sentiment found in one of his journals :—' the day will come when some more powerful man will get fame and riches...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
...to accomplish ! — and how touching is the sentiment found in his journal : — ' The day will come when some more powerful man will get fame and riches...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
...to accomplish ! — and how touching is the sentiment found in his journal : — ' The day will come when some more powerful man will get fame and riches...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... | |
| Henry Howe - Virginia - 1845 - 562 pages
...steam-engine sooth his spirit-" How melancholy is the sentiment found in his journal : " The day will come when some more powerful man will get fame and riches...but nobody will believe that poor John Fitch can do any thing worthy of attention." As early aa 1783, both Rumsey and Fitch had exhibited models to Gen.... | |
| Henry Howe - Virginia - 1845 - 596 pages
...steam-engine sooth his spirit." How melancholy is the sentiment found in his journal : " The day will come when some more powerful man will get fame and riches from my invention ; but nobody wfll believe that poor John Fitch can do any thing worthy of attention." As early as 1763, both Rumsey... | |
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