 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...  Life of Benjamin Franklin, Written by Himself - Seite 157von Benjamin Franklin - 1875Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | John Stevens Cabot Abbott - 1876 - 394 Seiten
...companion at the press," he wrote, " 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, and another when he had done his day's work. I thought it a detestable custom. But it was necessary,... | |
 | John Guthrie - 1877 - 368 Seiten
...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 labour. I endeavoured to convince him that... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1883 - 862 Seiten
...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,...afternoon about six o'clock, and another when he had done with his day's work. I thought it a detestable custom ; but it was necessary, he supposed, to drink... | |
 | Daniel Joseph Kirwan - 1878 - 686 Seiten
...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,...pint in the afternoon about six o'clock, and another pint when he had done his work. I thought it a detestable custom, but it was necessary, he supposed,... | |
 | Samuel Eliot - 1879 - 424 Seiten
...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. J endeavored to convince him that... | |
 | John Stevens C. Abbott - 1879 - 418 Seiten
...companion at the press," he wrote, " 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, and another when he had done his day's work. I thought it a detestable custom. But it was necessary,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1886 - 256 Seiten
...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 endeavored to convince him... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1888 - 250 Seiten
...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 endeavored to convince him that... | |
 | Stedman, Edmund C. and Hutchinson Ellen M. - 1888 - 566 Seiten
...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 endeavored to convince him that... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1888 - 330 Seiten
...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,...afternoon about six o'clock, and another when he had done'his day's work. I thought it a detestable custom ; but it was necessary, he supposed, to drink... | |
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