| Benjamin Franklin - 1855 - 402 Seiten
...this plan for self, and continued it, with occasional intermissions for some time. I was surprised to find myself so much fuller of faults than I had...new ones in a new course, became full of holes, I transferred my tables and precepts to the ivory leaves of a memorandum book, on which the lines were... | |
| 1858 - 348 Seiten
...fuller of faults than he had imagined, but he had the satisfaction of seeing them diminish. He says : "To avoid the trouble of renewing now and then my...new ones in a new course, became full of holes, I transferred my tables and precepts to the ivory leaves of a memorandum-book, on which the lines were... | |
| William Chambers - 1858 - 378 Seiten
...for self-examination, and continued it with occasional intermissions for some time. I was surprised to find myself so much fuller of faults than I had...but I had the satisfaction of seeing them diminish.' Order gave him most trouble, in consequence of not being early accustomed to method ; and till the... | |
| Robert Kemp PHILP - 1859 - 182 Seiten
...for selfexamination, and continued it with occasional intermissions for some time. I was surprised to find myself so much fuller of faults than I had...transformed my tables and precepts to the ivory leaves of a memorandum-book, on which the lines were drawn with red ink, that made a durable stain ; and on those... | |
| 1859 - 852 Seiten
...self-examination, and continued it, with occasional intermissions, for some time. I was surprised to tind myself so much fuller of faults than I had imagined,...transformed my tables and precepts to the ivory leaves of n memorandum book, on which the lines were drawn with red ink, that made a durable stain ; and on these... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1859 - 680 Seiten
...intermissions for some time. I was surprised to find mvselfso much fuller of faults than I had imaginée! ; but I had the satisfaction of seeing them diminish. To avoid the trouble Tern. aun. M. T. W. Th. F. 8. Sil. Ord. » • * * RM. * * *. * . * * Fru. • * Ind. 4 * Bine. •... | |
| James Parton - 1865 - 672 Seiten
...year. The success of this singular plan was at first not very flattering. "I was surprised," he says, "to find myself so much fuller of faults than I had...paper of old faults to make room for new ones in a ifew course, became full of holes, I transferred my tables and precepts to the ivory leaves of a memorandum... | |
| Benjamin Franklin, Epes Sargent - 1866 - 270 Seiten
...for self-examination, and continued it, with occasional intermissions, for some time. I was surprised to find myself so much fuller of faults than I had...new ones in a new course, became full of holes, I transferred my tables and precepts to the ivory leaves of a memorandum book, on which the lines were... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1868 - 426 Seiten
...selfexamination, and continu'd it with occasional intermissions for some time. I was surpris'd to find i myself so much fuller of faults than I had imagined...new ones in a new course, became full of holes, I transferr'd my tables and precepts to the ivory leaves of a memorandum book, on which the lines were... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1869 - 426 Seiten
...for selfexamination, and continu'd it with occasional intermissions for some time. I was surpris'd to find myself so much fuller of faults than I had...new ones in a new course, became full of holes, I transferr'd my tables and precepts to the ivory leaves of a memorandum book, on which the lines were... | |
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