 | George Rhett Cathcart - American literature - 1901 - 572 pages
...peddlers 2 suitable And after some time an ingenious * tradesman, Mr. Matthew Adams, who had a pretty collection of books, and who frequented our printing-house,...took a fancy to poetry, and made some little pieces. My brother, thinking it might turn to account, encouraged me, and put me -on composing occasional ballads.... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1901 - 296 pages
...printing-office, took notice of me, and invited me to see his library and very kindly proposed to loan me such books as I chose to read. I now took a strong inclination for poetry and wrote some little pieces. My brother, supposing it might turn to... | |
 | William Torrey Harris, Andrew Jackson Rickoff, Mark Bailey - Readers - 1902 - 564 pages
...tradesman, Mr. Matthew Adams, who had a pretty collection of books, and who frequented our printing house, took notice of me, invited me to his library, and...took a fancy to poetry, and made some little pieces. My brother, thinking it might turn to account, encouraged me, and put me on composing occasional ballads.... | |
 | Albert Bushnell Hart - United States - 1902 - 272 pages
...returned early in the morning. After some time, Mr. Matthew Adams, who had a pretty collection of books, took notice of me, invited me to his library, and very kindly lent me such books as I chose to read. 77. School Days and School Fights BY JOHN BARNARD (1687-1700) I, JOHN BARNARD, was born at Boston,... | |
 | Albert Bushnell Hart, Blanche Evans Hazard - United States - 1902 - 268 pages
...was borrowed in the evening and had to be returned early in the morning. pretty collection of books, took notice of me, invited me to his library, and very kindly lent me such books as I chose to read. 77. School Days and School Fights BY JOHN BARNARD (1687-1700) I, JOHN BARNARD, was born at Boston,... | |
 | Readers - 1903 - 362 pages
...should be missed or wanted. After some time an ingenious tradesman, Mr. Matthew Adams, who had a pretty collection of books, and who frequented our printing-house,...took a fancy to poetry, and made some little pieces. My brother, thinking it might turn to account, encouraged me, and put me on composing occasional ballads.... | |
 | D.C. Heath and Company - Readers - 1903 - 362 pages
...should be missed or wanted. After some time an ingenious tradesman, Mr. Matthew Adams, who had a pretty collection of books, and who frequented our printing-house,...took a fancy to poetry, and made some little pieces. My brother, thinking it might turn to account, encouraged me, and put me on composing occasional ballads.... | |
 | Charles Herbert Sylvester - 1903 - 358 pages
...printing-office, took notice of me, and invited me to see his library and very kindly proposed to loan me such books as I chose to read. I now took a strong inclination for poetry and wrote some little pieces. My brother, supposing it might turn to... | |
 | Edward Everett Hale (Jr.) - 1904 - 520 pages
...be missed or wanted. And after some time an ingenious tradesman, Mr. Matthew Adams, who had a pretty collection of books, and who frequented our printing-house,...took a fancy to poetry, and made some little pieces ; my brother, thinking it might turn to account, encouraged me, and put me on composing occasional... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1905 - 238 pages
...be missed or wanted. And after some time an ingenious tradesman, Mr. Matthew Adams, who had a pretty collection of books, and who frequented our printing-house,...took a fancy to poetry, and made some little pieces; my brother, thinking it might turn to account, encouraged me, and put me on composing occasional ballads.... | |
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I now took a fancy to poetry, and made some little pieces ; my brother, thinking it might turn to account, encouraged me, and put me on composing occasional ballads. One was called The Lighthouse Tragedy... 
