 I suppose that I was rather lucky in my judges, and that they were not really so very good as I then believed them to be.* Encouraged, however, by this attempt, I wrote and sent in the same way to the press several other pieces that were equally approved...  Lives of Eminent Literary and Scientific Men of America - Stran 15avtor: James Wynne - 1850 - 356 straniCelotni ogled - O knjigi
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 558 strani
...credit, and made it more in demand, and these gentlemen often visited us. Hearing their conversations and their accounts of the approbation their papers...press several other pieces, that were equally approved j and I kept my secret till all my fund of sense for such performances was exhausted, and then discovered... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 556 strani
...brother would object to printing any thing of mine in his paper, if he knew it to be mine, I-contrived to disguise my hand, and writing an anonymous paper,...considered with a little more attention by my brother's acquaintance. However, that did not quite please him, as he thought it tended to make me too vain.... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 566 strani
...character among us, for learning and ingenuity. I suppose, that I was rather lucky in my judges, and that they were not really so very good as I then believed...then discovered it, when I began to be considered a little more by my brother's acquain^ tance. However that did not quite please him, as he thought... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 566 strani
...rather lucky in my judges, and that they were not really so very good as J then believed them to he, Encouraged however by this attempt, I wrote and sent...then discovered it, when I began to be considered a little more by my brother's acquaintance. However that did no.t quite please him, as he thought it... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1830 - 464 strani
...for learning and ingenuity." " I suppose," he adds, " that I was rather lucky in my judges, and that they were not really so very good as I then believed them to be." Encouraged, however, by the success of this attempt, he sent several other pieces to the press in the same way, keeping his... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1830 - 452 strani
...for learning and ingenuity." " I suppose," he adds, " that I was rather lucky in my judges, and that they were not really so very good as I then believed them to be." Encouraged, however, by the success of this attempt, he sent several other pieces to the press in the same way, keeping his... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1834 - 682 strani
...ingenuity. I suppose mat I was rather lucky m my judges, and they were not really so very good as F then believed them to be. Encouraged however by this...considered with a little more attention by my brother's acquaintance. However, that did pot quite please him, as he thought it tended to make me too vain.... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 664 strani
...character among us for learning and ingenuity. I suppose, that I was rather lucky in my judges, and that they were not really so very good as I then believed...then discovered it, when I began to be considered a little more by my brother's acquaintance. However, that did not quite please him, as he thought it... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 674 strani
...character among us for learning and ingenuity. I suppose, that I was rather lucky in my judges, and that they were not really so very good as I then believed...then discovered it, when I began to be considered a little more by my brother's acquaintance. However, that did not quite please him, as he thought it... | |
 | Henry Howe - 1840 - 492 strani
...for learning and ingenuity." " I suppose," he adds, " that I was rather lucky in my judges, and that they were not really so very good as I then believed them to be." Encouraged, however, by the success of this attempt, he sent several other pieces to the press in the same way, keeping his... | |
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