 | History - 1793
...difcovery I fortunately made by accident, and in the following manner: When I was a boy I amufed royfelf one day with flying a paper kite ; and approaching the bank of a pond which was near a mile broad, the weather being very warm, I tied the firing to a Hake, and the kite afccnded... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1793 - 324 pages
...fail. This difcovery I fortunately made by accident, and in the following manner. When I was a boy I amufed myfelf one day with flying a paper kite ; and approaching the bank of a pond, which was near a mile broad, I tied the firing to a flake, and the kite afcended to a very confiderable height... | |
 | Hunting - 1799 - 422 pages
...much facility by means of a fail : this difcovery I made in the following manner : When I was a boy, I amufed myfelf one day with flying a paper kite, and approaching the bank of a pond which was near a mile broad, the weather being very warm, I tied the ftring to a flake, and the kite afcended... | |
 | Education, George Nicholson - Education - 1805 - 276 pages
...discovery I fortunately made by accident, and in the following manner. When I was a boy, I amused myself one day with flying a paper kite; and approaching the bank of a pond, which was nearly a mile broad, I tied the string to a stake, and the kite ascended to a very considerable height... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1807 - 310 pages
...discovery I fortunately made by accident, and in the following manner. When I was a boy I amused myself one day with flying a paper kite; and approaching the bank of a pond, which was near a mile broad, I tied the string to a staAe, and the kite ascended to a very considerable height... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1810 - 292 pages
...discovery I fortunately made by acci" dent, and in the following manner. - When I was a boy I amused myself one day with flying a paper kite ; and approaching the bank of a pond, which was near a mile broad, I tied the string to a stake, and the kite ascended to a very considerable height... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American essays - 1811 - 190 pages
...discovery I fortunately made by accident, and in the following manner. When I was a boy I amused myself one day with flying a paper kite ; and approaching the bank of a pond, which was near a mile broad, I tied the string to a stake, and the kite ascended to a very considerable height... | |
 | Roger Lamb - Burgoyne's Invasion, 1777 - 1811 - 310 pages
...discovery I fortunately made by accident^ and in the following manner : " When I was a boy, I amused myself one day with flying a paper kite ; and approaching the bank of a pond, which was near a mile broad, I tied the string to a stake, and the kite ascended to a very considerable height... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American essays - 1811 - 196 pages
...discovery I fortunately made by accident, and in the following manner. When I was a boy I amused myself one day with flying a paper kite ; and approaching the bank of a pond, which was near a mile broad, I tied the string to a stake, and the kite ascended ta> a very considerable height... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 610 pages
...discovery I fortunately made by accident, and in the following manner : When I was a boy, I amused myself one day with flying a paper kite ; and approaching the bank of a pond which was near a mile broad, the weather being very warm, I tied the string to a stake, and the kite ascended... | |
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I amused myself one day with flying a paper kite ; and approaching the bank of a pond, which was near a mile broad, I tied the string to a stake, and the kite ascended to a very considerable height above the pond, while I was swimming. In a little time,... 
