...again. I also sometimes jumbled my collection of hints into confusion, and after some weeks, endeavoured to reduce them into the best order before I began...English writer ; of which I was extremely ambitious. The time I allotted for writing exercises, and for reading, was at night, or before work began in the...

...natural order, as a means of acquiring method in the arrangement of his thoughts. " Thus," says he, " by comparing my work with the original, I discovered...time come to be a tolerable English writer, of which 1 was extremely ambitious." Here again his father's good sense was of advantage to him. Some judicious...

...original, I discovered many faults and corrected them ; but I sometimes had the pleasure to fancy, that in particulars of small consequence I had been fortunate...English writer, of which I was extremely ambitious. The time I alloted for writing exercises and for reading, was at night, or before work began in the...

...I also sometimes jumbled my collection of hints into confusion ; and, after some weeks, endeavoured to reduce them into the best order, before I began...English writer, of which I was extremely ambitious." Even at this early age nothing could exceed the perseverance and self-denial which he displayed, in...

...I also sometimes jumbled my collection of hints into confusion ; and, after some weeks, endeavoured to reduce them into the best order, before I began...English writer, of which I was extremely ambitious." Even at this early age nothing could exceed the perseverance and self-denial which he displayed, in...

...and, after some weeks, endeavoured to reduce them into the best order, before I began to form th« full sentences and complete the subject. This was...English writer, of which I was extremely ambitious." Even at this early age nothing could exceed the perseverance and self-denial which he displayed, in...

...was to teach me method in the arrangement of the thoughts. By comparing my work with the original, 1 discovered many faults, and corrected them ; but I...English writer, of which I was extremely ambitious." Even at this early age nothing could exceed the perseverance and self-denial which he displayed, in...

...original, I discovered many faults and corrected them ; but I sometimes had the pleasure to fancy, that in particulars of small consequence I had been fortunate...English writer, of which I was extremely ambitious. The time I allotted for writing exercises and for reading, was at night or before work began in the...

...them ; but sometimes liad the pleasure to fancy that, in certain particulars of small consequence, 1 had been fortunate enough to improve the method or...might, in time, come to be a tolerable English writer, uf which I was extremely ambitious." franklin added to his habits of industry a self-denial and control...

...we shall give, in his own words, the method he pursued for that end. " About this time," says he, " I met with an odd volume of the Spectator ; I had...English writer, of which I was extremely ambitious." Even at this early age nothing could exceed the perseverance and self-denial which he displayed, in...