 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 556 Seiten
...boy, who attended always in the house to supply the workmen. My companion at the press drank every day a pint before breakfast, a pint at breakfast with...drink strong beer that he might be strong to labor. I endeavored to convince him that the bodily strength afforded by beer, could only be in proportion to... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 566 Seiten
...and cheese, a pint between breakfast and dinner; a pint at dinner, a pint in the afternoon about 6 o'clock, and another when he had done his day's work....supposed, to drink strong beer that he might be strong to labour. I endeavoured to convince him that the bodily strength afforded by beer, could only be in proportion... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 566 Seiten
...boy, who attended always in the House to supply the workmen. My companion at the press drank every day a pint before breakfast, a pint at breakfast with...; a pint at dinner, a pint in the afternoon about 6 o'clock, and another when he had done his day's work. I thought it a detestable custom ; but it was... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1834 - 682 Seiten
...companion at the press drank every day a pint before breakfast, a pint at breakfast with his broad and cheese, a pint between breakfast and dinner, a...supposed, to drink strong beer that he might be strong to labour. I endeavoured to convince him that the bodily strength afforded by beer, could only be in proportion... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1853 - 522 Seiten
...boy, who attended always in the house to supply the workmen. My companion at the press drank every day a pint before breakfast, a pint at breakfast with...drink strong beer that he might be strong to labor. I endeavored to convince him that the bodily strength afforded by beer could only be in proportion to... | |
 | Stephen Henry Ward - 1853 - 432 Seiten
...boy, who attended always in the house to supply the workmen. My companion at the press drank every day a pint before breakfast, a pint at breakfast with...cheese, a pint between breakfast and dinner, a pint at dinner,a pint in the afternoon about six o'clock, and another when he had done his day's work. I thought... | |
 | George Etell Sargent - 1854 - 172 Seiten
...was stronger than themselves, who drank strong beer ! — • My companion at the press drank every day a pint before breakfast, a pint at breakfast with...dinner, a pint at dinner, a pint in the afternoon about so. o'clock, and another when he had done his day's work.' ' 'This was coming it strong, at all events,'... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1855 - 402 Seiten
...boy, who attended always in the house to supply the workmen. My companion at the press drank every day a pint before breakfast, a pint at breakfast with...drink strong beer that he might be strong to labor. I endeavored to convince him, that the bodily strength afforded by beer could only be in proportion to... | |
 | Jacob Abbott - 1855 - 172 Seiten
...the paper and make the impression — was a most inveterate toper. He used to drink a pint of beer before breakfast, a pint at breakfast with his bread...pint in the afternoon about six o'clock, and another pint when he had done his day's work. Franklin endeavored to convince this young man, and also the... | |
 | Henry Pitman - 1856 - 1048 Seiten
...He thus admirably narrates the incident : " My companion at the press drank every day a pint of ale before breakfast, a pint at breakfast with his bread...supposed, to drink strong beer, that he might be strong to labour. I endeavoured to convince him that the bodily strength afforded by beer could only be in proportion... | |
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Water-American, as they called me, was stronger than themselves, who drank strong beer! We had an alehouse boy who attended always in the house to supply the workmen. My companion at the press drank every day a pint before breakfast, a pint at breakfast... 
