 | Myra Jehlen, Michael Warner - 1997 - 1146 Seiten
...Proceeding thus to the last, I could go thro' a Course compleat in Thirteen Weeks, and four Courses in a Year. — And like him who having a Garden to weed,...would exceed his Reach and his Strength, but works on 22. Let not the stealing God of Sleep surprize. Nor creep in Slumbers on thy weary Eyes, Ere ev'ry... | |
 | Myra Jehlen, Michael Warner - 1997 - 1148 Seiten
...Heart, for all went well to Day. [Franklin's note.] one of the Beds at a time, & having accomplish'd I made in Virtue, by clearing successively my Lines of their Spots, till in the End by a Number of... | |
 | James Brodrick - 1998 - 356 Seiten
...Proceeding thus to the last, I could get through a course complete in thirteen weeks, and four courses in a year. And like him who, having a garden to weed,...time and, having accomplished the first, proceeds to the second; had a good deal with regard to the appearance of it. I made it a rule to forbear all direct... | |
 | Doug Hall - 1998 - 246 Seiten
...not to distract my attention by attempting the whole at once, but to fix it on one of them at a time. Like him who, having a garden to weed, does not attempt...having accomplished the first, proceeds to a second. Franklin kept a notebook with a spreadsheet set aside for each week. Each page listed his virtues down... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1998 - 404 Seiten
...Proceeding thus to the last, I could go thro' a Course compleat in Thirteen Weeks, and four Courses in a Year. — And like him who having a Garden to weed,...Strength, but works on one of the Beds at a time, & having accomplish'd the first proceeds to a second; so I should have, (I hoped) the encouraging Pleasure... | |
 | Kerry S. Walters - 1999 - 236 Seiten
...Proceeding thus to the last, I could go thro' a Course compleat in Thirteen Weeks, and four Courses in a Year. And like him who having a Garden to weed,...but works on one of the Beds at a time, and having accomplish'd the first proceeds to a Second; so I should have (I hoped) the encouraging Pleasure of... | |
 | Amy Mandelker, Elizabeth Powers - 1999 - 552 Seiten
...Proceeding thus to the last, I could go thro' a course compleat in thirteen weeks, and four courses in a year. And like him who, having a garden to weed, does not attempt to eradicate all the EAT NOT TO DULNESS; DRINK NOT TO ELEVATION. TEMPERANCE. T. S. M. T. w. T. F. S. S. • • • •... | |
 | Amy A. Kass - 2002 - 444 Seiten
...Week keep both Lines clear of Spots. Proceeding thus to the last, I could go thro' a Course compleat in Thirteen Weeks, and four Courses hi a Year. And...but works on one of the Beds at a time, and having accomplish'd the first proceeds to a Second; so I should have, 1 1 hoped ) the encouraging Pleasure... | |
 | Rudolf Dekker - 2002 - 196 Seiten
...to each, than a few Names with more Ideas" (1384). Improving these virtues is like weeding a garden: "like him who having a Garden to weed, does not attempt...Strength, but works on one of the Beds at a time, & having accomplish'd the first proceeds to a second" (1387). In reality, of course, weeds are entirely... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 2003 - 588 Seiten
...Proceeding thus to the last, I could go thro' a course complete in thirteen weeks, and four courses in a year. And like him who, having a garden to weed,...encouraging pleasure of seeing on my pages the progress I made in virtue, by clearing successively my lines of their spots, till in the end, by a number of... | |
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... the first, proceeds to a second; so I should have (I hoped) the encouraging pleasure of seeing on my pages the progress I made in virtue by clearing successively my lines of their spots, till in the end by a number of courses, I should be happy in... 
