 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 556 σελίδες
...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 σελίδες
...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 σελίδες
...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 σελίδες
...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 σελίδες
...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 σελίδες
...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 σελίδες
...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 σελίδες
...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 σελίδες
...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 σελίδες
...• 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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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... 
