 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
 | Myra Jehlen, Michael Warner - 1997 - 1148 Seiten
...at Dinner; a Pint in the 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,...suppos'd, to drink strong Beer that he might be strong to labour. I endeavour'd to convince him that the Bodily Strength afforded by Beer could only be in proportion... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1998 - 404 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;...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 suppos'd, to drink strong... | |
 | Adrian Johns - 2009 - 779 Seiten
...8-10, after a painting by Eyre Crowe. (By permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library.) pint in the afternoon about six o'clock, and another when he had done his day's work." Franklin found all this drinking "detestable," and recommended his fellows to eat bread instead. He... | |
 | Adrian Johns - 2000 - 780 Seiten
...8-10, after a painting by Eyre Crowe. (By permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library.) pint in the afternoon about six o'clock, and another when he had done his days work." Franklin found all this drinking "detestable," and recommended his fellows to eat bread... | |
 | Jerome Loving - 2000 - 642 Seiten
...least one of his fellow workers drank "every day a Pint before Breakfast, a Pint at Breakfast with his Bread and Cheese; a Pint between Breakfast and Dinner;...o'clock, and another when he had done his Day's Work." The "Water-American," as Franklin was called by his British co-workers, found the custom detestable,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 2003 - 588 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,...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... | |
 | Hilaire Dubourcq - 2004 - 208 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;...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 suppos'd, to drink strong Beer... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 2004 - 446 Seiten
...Afternoon ahout Sis o'Clock, and another when he had done his Day's-Work. I thought it a detestahle Custom. But it was necessary, he suppos'd, to drink strong Beer that he might he strung to lahour. I endeavour'd to convince him that the Bodily Strength afforded hy Beer could... | |
 | Paul M. Zall - 2005 - 330 Seiten
...Beer. 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;...the Afternoon about Six o'clock, and another when he 63 had done his Day's-Work. I thought it a detestable Custom. But it was necessary, he suppos'd to... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 2005 - 320 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 day's work. I thought it a detestable custom; but it was necessary, he supposed,... | |
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