 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 - Page 157by Benjamin Franklin - 1875Full view - About this book
 | Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1818 - 556 pages
...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 - Philosophers - 1818 - 566 pages
...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 - Statesmen - 1818 - 566 pages
...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 - United States - 1834 - 682 pages
...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 - United States - 1840 - 668 pages
...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 pages
...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 - Statesmen - 1848 - 676 pages
...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 - Inventors - 1853 - 522 pages
...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 - Medicine, Popular - 1853 - 432 pages
...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 pages
...• 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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