 Adams, who had a pretty collection of books, and who frequented our printinghouse, took notice of me, invited me to his library, and very kindly lent me such books as I chose to read. I now took a fancy to poetry, and made some little pieces ; my brother,...  Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society - Página 62por Massachusetts Historical Society - 1922 - 483 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | American Antiquarian Society - 1899 - 518 páginas
...SeaSongs," is the ballad to which Franklin refers in this wellknown passage in his autobiography : "I now took a fancy to poetry, and made some little...and contained an account of the drowning of Captain Worth ilake, with his two daughters ; the other was a sailor's song, on the taking of Teach (or Blackbeard)... | |
 | Richard Garnett, Leon Vallée, Alois Brandl - 1899 - 428 páginas
...took notice of me, invited me to his library, and very kindly lent me such books as I chose to read. I now took a fancy to poetry, and made some little...ballads. One was called " The Lighthouse Tragedy," contained an account of the drowning of Captain Worthilake with his two daughters: the other was a... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1899 - 204 páginas
...took notice of me, invited me to his library, and very kindly lent me such books as I chose to read. I now took a fancy to, poetry, and made some little...ballads. One was called "The Lighthouse Tragedy," contained an account of the drowning of Captain Worthilake, with his two daughters : the other was... | |
 | Edward Everett Hale (Jr.), Adaline Wheelock Sterling - 1901 - 526 páginas
...took notice of me, invited me to his library, and very kindly lent me such books as I chose to read. I now took a fancy to poetry, and made some little...other was a sailor's song, on the taking of Teach (or Blackboard) the pirate. They were wretched stuff, in the Grub-Street ballad style ; and when they were... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1901 - 296 páginas
...supposing it might turn to account, encouraged me and induced me to compose two occasional ballads.0 One was called "The LightHouse Tragedy," and contained an account of the shipwreck of Captain Worthilake with his two daughters ; the other was a sailor's song, on the taking... | |
 | William Torrey Harris, Andrew Jackson Rickoff, Mark Bailey - 1902 - 564 páginas
...took notice of me, invited me to his library, and very kindly lent me such books as I chose to read. I now took a fancy to poetry, and made some little...encouraged me, and put me on composing occasional ballads. 7. One was called the " Lighthouse Tragedy," and contained an account of the drowning of Captain Worthilake,... | |
 | 1903 - 362 páginas
...took notice of me, invited me to his library, and very kindly lent me such books as I chose to read. I now took a fancy to poetry, and made some little...on the taking of Teach (or Blackbeard), the pirate. They were wretched stuff, in the Grub Street ballad style ; and, when they were printed, he sent me... | |
 | D.C. Heath and Company - 1903 - 362 páginas
...took notice of me, invited me to his library, and very kindly lent me such books as I chose to read. I now took a fancy to poetry, and made some little...on the taking of Teach (or Blackbeard), the pirate. They were wretched stuff, in the Grub Street ballad style ; and, when they were printed, he sent me... | |
 | Edward Everett Hale (Jr.) - 1904 - 520 páginas
...took notice of me, invited me to his library, and very kindly lent me such books as I chose to read. I now took a fancy to poetry, and made some little...other was a sailor's song, on the taking of Teach (or Blackboard) the pirate. They were wretched stuff, in the Grub-Street ballad style; and when they were... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1905 - 238 páginas
...took notice of me, invited me to his library, and very kindly lent me such books as I chose to read. I now took a fancy to poetry, and made some little...other was a sailor's song, on the taking of Teach (or Blackboard), the pirate. They were wretched stuff, hi the Grub-street-ballad style; and when they were... | |
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