 At his table he liked to have, as often as he could, some sensible friend or neighbor to converse with, and always took care to start some ingenious or useful topic for discourse, which might tend to improve the minds of his children. By this means he...  The Old South Leaflets: Annual ser - Page 11883Full view - About this book
 | Benjamin Franklin - Philosophers - 1818 - 566 pages
...might tend to improve the minds of his children. By this means he turned our attention to what was good, just, and prudent, in the conduct of life ;...season, of good or bad flavor, preferable or inferior to this or that other thing of the kind : so that I was brought up in such a perfect inattention to... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1818 - 558 pages
...minds of his children. By this means he turned our attention to what was good, just, and prudent, iu the conduct of life; and little or no notice was ever...season, of good or bad flavor, preferable or inferior to this or (hat other thing of the kind, so that I was brought up in such a perfect inattention to... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1818 - 556 pages
...might tend to improve the minds of his children. By this means he turned our attention to what was good, just, and prudent, in the conduct of life; and little or no notice was ever taken of wlmt related to the victuals on the table, whether it was well t>r ill dressed, in or out of season,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1834 - 682 pages
...might tend to improve the minds of his children. By this means he turned our attention to what was good, just, and prudent, in the conduct of life ;...or no notice was ever taken of what related to the victualson the table, whether it was well or ill dressed, in or out of season, of good or bad flavour,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 674 pages
...might tend to improve the minds of his children. By this means he turned our attention to what was good, just, and prudent, in the conduct of life; and...season, of good or bad flavor, preferable or inferior to this or that other thing of the kind ; so that I was brought up in such a perfect inattention to... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1840 - 664 pages
...might tend to improve the minds of his children. By this means he turned our attention to what was good, just, and prudent, in the conduct of life; and...season, of good or bad flavor, preferable or inferior to this or that other thing of the kind ; so that I was brought up in such a perfect inattention to... | |
 | Heredity - 1844 - 220 pages
...might tend to improve the minds of his children. By this means he turned our attention to what was good, just and prudent, in the conduct of life ; and...or out of season, of good or bad flavor, preferable to this or that other kind of thing; so that I was brought up in such a perfect inattention to those... | |
 | Orson Squire Fowler - Eugenics - 1847 - 322 pages
...might tend to improve the minds of his children. By this means he turned our attention to what was good, just, and prudent, in the conduct of life ;...or out of season, of good or bad flavor, preferable to this or that other kind of thing ; so that I was brought up in such a perfect inattention to those... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - Statesmen - 1848 - 676 pages
...might tend to improve the minds of his children. By this means he turned our attention to what was good, just, and prudent, in the conduct of life; and...season, of good or bad flavor, preferable or inferior to this or that other thing of the kind ; so that I was brought up in such a perfect inattention to... | |
 | Orson Squire Fowler - Heredity - 1848 - 310 pages
...might tend to improve the minds of his children. By this means he turned our attention to what was good, just, and prudent, in the conduct of life ;...ever taken of what related to the victuals on the bible ; whether it was well or ill dressed, in or out of season, of good or bad flavor, preferable... | |
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