 | Benjamin Franklin - 2003 - 588 sider
...the library wag opened one day in the week for lending to the subscribers, on their promissory notes to pay double the value if not duly returned. The...acquainted with books, and in a few years were observed by strangers to be better instructed and more intelligent than people of the same rank generally are... | |
 | Paul Hyland, Olga Gomez, Francesca Greensides - 2003 - 494 sider
...opened one day in the week for lending to the suhscrihers, on their promissory notes to pay douhle the value if not duly returned. The institution soon manifested its utility, was imitated hy other towns, and in other provinces. The lihraries were augmented hy donations; reading hecame fashionahle;... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 2004 - 446 sider
...open one Day in the Week for lending them to the Suhserihers, on their Promisory Notes to pay Douhle the Value if not duly returned. The Institution soon manifested its Utility, was imitated hy other Towns and in other Provinces, the Lihrarys were augmeuted hy Donations, Reading hecame fashionahle,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 2005 - 320 sider
...The library was opened one day in the week for lending them to subscribers, on their promissory notes to pay double the value if not duly returned. The...acquainted with books, and in a few years were observed by strangers to be better instructed and more intelligent than people in the same rank generally are... | |
 | George Anastaplo - 2005 - 918 sider
...1940), p. 22. Cf. chap. 2, n. 6, above. It should be noted, however, that "our people, having no publick amusements to divert their attention from study, became...better acquainted with books, and in a few years were observ'd by strangers to be better instructed and more intelligent than people of the same rank generally... | |
 | Rory Litwin - 2014 - 265 sider
...imitated in other towns and in other provinces. ***Reading became fashionable, and our people having no amusements to divert their attention from study, became...acquainted with books, and in a few years were observed by strangers to be better instructed and more intelligent than people of the same rank in other countries."... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 2007 - 258 sider
...the library wag opened one day in the week for lending to the subscribers, on their promissory notes to pay double the value if not duly returned. The...better acquainted with books, and in a few years were observ'd by strangers to be better instructed and more intelligent than people of the same rank generally... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 189? - 332 sider
...The library was opened one day in the week for lending them to subscribers, on their promissory notes to pay double the value if not duly returned. The...acquainted with books, and in a few years were observed by strangers to be better instructed and more intelligent than people in the same rank generally are... | |
 | American Printer & Lithographer - 1923 - 300 sider
...the library was opened one day in the week for lending to the subscribers, on their promissory notes to pay double the value if not duly returned. The...acquainted with books, and in a few years were observed by strangers to be better instructed and more intelligent than people of the same rank generally are... | |
 | 1940 - 772 sider
...subscription library in every town of consequence in the country, with the result that, as Franklin said, 'reading became fashionable, and our people, having...acquainted with books, and in a few years were observed by strangers to be better instructed and more intelligent than people in the same rank generally are... | |
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The institution soon manifested its utility, was imitated by other towns and in other provinces. The libraries were augmented by donations ; reading became fashionable ; and our people, having no... 
