| Benjamin Franklin - 1905 - 852 páginas
...the mentioned Savings, would be very Expensive ; and the Cost greater than the Advantage, Thou art wise, my Friend, to be so considerate beforehand ;...found out so much, till they had made the Dial and try'd it. ... Let all such learn that many a private and many a publick Project, are like this Striking... | |
| Eva March Tappan - 1907 - 282 páginas
...the mentioned Savings, would be very Expensive ; and the Cost greater than the Advantage. Thou art wise, my Friend, to be so considerate beforehand ;...found out so much, till they had made the Dial and try'd it. ... Let all such learn that many a private and many a publick Project, are like this Striking... | |
| United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Government Operations - 1965 - 694 páginas
...ten miles round, may know what o'clock it is, when the sun shines, without seeing the dial. irrast have twelve burning glasses annexed to it, and be...for little profit." The points to remember are that you are the trustees of the confidence and support which the public gives you ; that there is the wrong... | |
| Carroll Pursell - 1990 - 340 páginas
...the sun on twelve burning glasses and trains of gunpowder, would fire off 78 guns in proper sequence: "Let all such learn that many a private and many a public Project, are like this Striking Dial, great Cost for little Profit." Although admitting himself to be an empiric... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1974 - 260 páginas
...notwithstanding the mentioned savings, would be very expensive; and the cost greater than the advantage, thou art wise, my friend, to be so considerate beforehand;...found out so much, till they had made the dial and try'd it. ... Let all sach learn that many a private and many a publick project, are like this striking... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 2004 - 320 páginas
...notwithstanding the mentioned Savings, would be very expensive; and the Cost greater than the Advantage. Thou art wise, my Friend, to be so considerate beforehand;...found out so much, till they had made the Dial and try'd it. Let all such learn that many a private and many a publick Project, are like this Striking... | |
| Paul Zall - 2005 - 216 páginas
...notwithstanding the mentioned Savings, would be very expensive; and the Cost greater than the Advantage. Thou art wise, my Friend, to be so considerate beforehand;...found out so much, till they had made the Dial and try'd it. — Let all such learn that many a publick Project are like this Striking Dial, great Cost... | |
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