 | History - 1805 - 608 pages
...the safer for having that skill, and on many more the happier, as freer from painful арprehenbions of danger, to say nothing of the enjoyment in so delightful...wholesome an exercise. Soldiers particularly should, methroks, all be taught to swim ; it might be of frequent use either in surprising an enemy, or saving... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 512 pages
...the enjoyment io so delightful and wholesome an exercise. Soldiers parVOL. it. r ticularly ticularly should, methinks, all be taught to swim; it might be of frequent use either in surprismg an enemy, or saving themselves. And if I had now boys to educate, I should prefer those schools... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1806 - 512 pages
...wholesome an exercise. Soldiers parVOL. n. p ticujarly ticularly should, methinks, all be taught to swim f it might be of frequent use either in surprising an enemy, or saving themselves. And if I had now boys to educate, [ should prefer those schools (other things being equal) where an... | |
 | Anecdotes - 1809 - 574 pages
...would, on many occurrences, be the safer for having that skill, and on many more the happier, as freer from painful apprehensions of danger, to say nothing...be of frequent use either in surprising an enemy, or.saving themselves. And, if I now had boys to educate, I should prefer those schools (other things... | |
 | John Walker - 1811 - 574 pages
...would, on many occurrences, be the safer for having that skill, and on many more the happier, as freer from painful apprehensions of danger, to say nothing...taught to swim ; it might be of frequent use either in surprismg an enemy, or saving themselves. And, if Jpow had boys to educate, I should prefer those schools... | |
 | Michael Lambton Este - Baths - 1811 - 76 pages
...would, on many occurrences, be the safer for having that skill, and on many more the happier, as freer from painful apprehensions of danger, to say nothing...wholesome an exercise. Soldiers particularly should all be taught to swim ; it might be of frequent use either in surprising an enemy or saving themselves.... | |
 | John Walker - 1811 - 572 pages
...would, on many OCCUFT reqces, be the safer for having that skill, and on many more the happier, as freer from painful apprehensions of danger, to say nothing...wholesome an exercise. Soldiers particularly should, mt-thinks, all be taught to swim ; it might be of frequent use either in surprising an enemy, or saving... | |
 | 1811 - 544 pages
...many occurrences be the safer, for hav-iug that nkill, ar.<t on many moro the •fcappier, as freer from painful apprehensions of danger, to say nothing of the enjoyment in so delightful and ^hok-somtt an exercise. Soldiers should, mcthinl • , all he taught to swim ; it -might be of frequent... | |
 | John Walker - 1814 - 566 pages
...would, on many occurrences, be the safer for having that skill, and on many more the happier, as freer from painful apprehensions of danger, to say nothing...either in surprising an enemy, or saving themselves. And, if I now had boys to educate I should prefer those schools (other things being equal) where an... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1809 - 526 pages
...would, on many occurrences, be the safer for having that skill, and on many more the happier, as freer from painful apprehensions of danger, to say nothing...either in surprising an enemy, or saving themselves. And if I had now boys to educate, I should prefer those schools (other things being equal) where an... | |
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I had now boys to educate, I should prefer those schools (other things being equal) where an opportunity was afforded for acquiring so advantageous an art, which, once learned, is never forgotten. 
