 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...  The Life of Benjamin Franklin - Página 115por Benjamin Franklin, John Bigelow - 1875 - 579 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 556 páginas
...workmen. My companion at the press drank every day a pint before breakfast, a pint at breakfast with his bread and cheese, a pint between breakfast and dinner;...thought it a detestable custom; but it was necessary, he supposed, to drink strong beer that he might be strong to labor. I endeavored to convince him that... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 566 páginas
...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....it a detestable custom ; but it was necessary, he supposed, to drink strong beer that he might be strong to labor. I endeavored to convince him that... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 566 páginas
...workmen. My companion at the press drank every day a pint before breakfast, a pint at breakfast with his bread 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. I thought it a detestable custom ; but it was... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1834 - 682 páginas
...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...it a detestable custom ; but it was necessary, he supposed, to drink strong beer that he might be strong to labour. I endeavoured to convince him that... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 668 páginas
...workmen. My companion at the press drank every day a pint before breakfast, a pint at breakfast with his bread and cheese, a pint between breakfast and dinner;...it a detestable custom ; but it was necessary, he supposed, to drink strong beer that he might be strong to labor. I endeavoured to convince him, that... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 674 páginas
...workmen. My companion at the press drank every day a pint before breakfast, a pint at breakfast with his bread and cheese, a pint between breakfast and dinner;...it a detestable custom ; but it was necessary, he supposed, to drink strong beer that he might be strong to labor. I endeavoured to convince him, that... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - 1848 - 676 páginas
...workmen. My companion at the press drank ever) day a pint before breakfast, a pint at breakfast with his bread and cheese, a pint between breakfast and dinner;...it a detestable custom ; but it was necessary, he supposed, to drink strong beer that he might be strong to labor. I endeavoured to convince him, that... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1853 - 522 páginas
...workmen. My companion at the press drank every day a pint before breakfast, a pint at breakfast with his bread and cheese, a pint between breakfast and dinner,...thought it a detestable custom; but it was necessary, he supposed, to drink strong beer that he might be strong to labor. I endeavored to convince him that... | |
 | Stephen Henry Ward - 1853 - 432 páginas
...workmen. My companion at the press drank every day a pint before breakfast, a pint at breakfast with his bread and 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 páginas
...• My companion at the press drank every day a pint before breakfast, a pint at breakfast with his bread and cheese, a pint between breakfast and 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,'... | |
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