 When I was a boy, I amused myself one day 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 .1 was swimming. In...  Frank: A Sequel to Frank in Early Lessons - Page 105by Maria Edgeworth - 1822Full view - About this book
 | History - 1793
...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 to a very confiderable... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1793 - 324 pages
...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 above the pond, while I was... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1793 - 282 pages
...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 -••• was near a mile broad, I tied the firing to a ftake, and the kite afcended to a very confiderable... | |
 | Books - 1794 - 766 pages
...extracted from vol. i, p. 109. " When I was a boy, I amufed myfelf one day with flying a paper |utc ; and approaching the bank of a pond, which was near a mile broad, I tied the firing to a ftake, and the kite afcended to a very confiderable height above the pond, while I was... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Essays - 1794 - 348 pages
...accident, and in the following manner: When I was a boy I amufed myfdf one day with flying a 'paper kite j and approaching the bank of a pond, which was near a mile broad, I tiedthij firing to a. flake, and the kite nfcended to a ver)l coafiderable height above the pond, while... | |
 | 1794 - 766 pages
...extracted from vol. it p. 109. " When I was a boy, I amufed myfelf one day with flying a paper feite i and approaching the bank, of a pond, which was near a mile broad, bcoad, I tied the dring to a ftake, and the kite afcended to a very confideiable height above the pond,... | |
 | Priscilla Wakefield - Anecdotes - 1798 - 372 pages
...for the amufement of my young readers. " When I was a boy," fays be, " I amufed myfelf one day with flying a paper kite; and approaching the bank of a pond, •which was almofl a mile broad, I tied the firing to a flake, and the kite afcended to a very confiderable height... | |
 | Hunting - 1799 - 422 pages
...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 to a conGderable height... | |
 | Education, George Nicholson - Education - 1805 - 276 pages
...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
...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...which was near a mile broad, I tied the string to a staAe, and the kite ascended to a very considerable height above the pond, while I was swimming. In... | |
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