 I drank nothing but water. The other workmen, to the number of about fifty, were great drinkers of beer. I carried occasionally a large form of letters in each hand, up and down stairs, while the rest employed both hands to carry one. They were surprised...  The Hyacinth, Or, Affection's Gift - Page 2151850Full view - About this book
 | 1793
...had been accuftomed in America, where the printers work alternately ascompofitors and at the prefs. I drank nothing but water. The other workmen, to the...number of about fifty, were great drinkers of beer. I carried, occafionally, a large form of letters up and down flairs in each hand, while the other employed... | |
 | 1792 - 548 pages
...been accuftomed in America, where the printers work alternately as competitors and af the prcfs. I drank nothing but water. The other workmen, to the...number of about fifty, were great •drinkers of beer. I carried, осслГюпаЦу, a large form of letters up and down (lairs in each hand, while the... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1793 - 324 pages
...been accuflomed in America, where the printers work alternately as compofitors and at the prefs. I drank nothing but water. The other workmen, to the...number of about fifty, were great drinkers of beer. I carried occafionally a large form of letters in each hand, up and down flairs, while the reft employed... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1794 - 348 pages
...been accuftomsd in America, where the printers work alternately as compofitors and at the prefs. 1 drank nothing but water. The other workmen, to the...number of about fifty, were great . drinkers of beer. I carried occafionally a large form of letters in each hmd, up and down flairs, while the reft employed... | |
 | 366 pages
...been accuftomed in America, where the printers work alternately as compofitors and at the prefs. I drank nothing but water. The other workmen, to the...number of about fifty, were great drinkers of beer. I carried, occafionally, a large form of letters up and down flairs in each hand, while the others... | |
 | 1812 - 314 pages
...employment as a pressman at the printing-house of Watts, near Lincoln's-Inn.Fields. "I drank," says he, "nothing but water. The other workmen, to the number of about fifty, were great drinkers of beer. I carried occasionally a large form of types in each hand, up and down stairs, while the rest employed... | |
 | George Miller - 1813 - 638 pages
...printing-house, in London, as a pressman, and afterwards as a compositor. He applied assiduously to bis business ; and was very desirous of laying by some...the number of about fifty, were -great drinkers of VOL. I. * HL beer. They were surprised to see, that he was much stronger, and more active, than those... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1815 - 336 pages
...been accustomed in America, where the printers work alternately as compositors and at the press. I drank nothing but water. The other workmen, to the...number of about fifty, were great drinkers of beer. I carried occasionally a large form of letters in each hand, up and down stairs, while the rest employed... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1821 - 758 pages
...been accustomed in America, where the printers work alternately as compositors, and at the press. I drank nothing but water. The other workmen, to the...number of about fifty, were great drinkers of beer. 1 carried, occasionally, a large form of letters up and down stairs in each hand, while the other employed... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1823 - 310 pages
...been accustomed in America, where the printers work alternately as compositors and at the press. I drank nothing but water. The other workmen, to the...number of about fifty, were great drinkers of beer. I carried occasionally a large form of letters in each hand, up and down stairs, while the rest employed... | |
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