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" I was excited to try my hand among them; but being still a boy, and suspecting that my brother would object to printing anything of mine in his paper if he knew it to be mine, I contrived to disguise my hand, and writing an anonymous paper, I put it in... "
Lives of Eminent Literary and Scientific Men of America - Page 15
by James Wynne - 1850 - 356 pages
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Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin Franklin...

Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1818 - 556 pages
...credit, and made it more in demand, and these gentlemen often visited us. Hearing their conversations and their accounts of the approbation their papers...thing of mine in his paper, if he knew it to be mine, I-contrived to disguise my hand, and writing an anonymous paper, I put it at night under the door of...
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Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin Franklin ...

Benjamin Franklin - Philosophers - 1818 - 566 pages
...credit, and made it more in demand, and these gentlemen often visited us. Hearing their conversations, and their accounts of the approbation their papers...received with, I was excited to try my hand among them. Bat being still a boy, and suspecting that my brother would object to printing any thing of mine in...
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The Select Works of Benjamin Franklin: Including His Autobiography

Benjamin Franklin - Inventors - 1853 - 522 pages
...mistake. The Boston Gazette and the American Weekly Mercury, of Philadelphia, wero both of prior origin. the approbation their papers were received with, I...suspecting that my brother would object to printing anything of mine in his paper, if he knew it to be mine, I contrived to disguise my hand, and, writing...
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The History of British Journalism: From the Foundation of the ..., Volume 1

Alexander Andrews - British newspapers - 1859 - 356 pages
...brother's friends were making in their little world, was excited tfc emulate them ; " But," he says, " being still a boy, and suspecting that my brother would object to printing anything of mine in his paper, if he knew it to be mine, I contrived to disguise my hand, and writing...
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The first (-sixth) 'Standard' reader, Volume 6

James Stuart Laurie - 1863 - 328 pages
...Being still a boy," he remarks, " and suspecting that my brother would object to printing anything of mine in his paper if he knew it to be mine > 1 contrived to disguise my hand, and, writing an anonymous paper, I put it at night under the door...
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The Select Works of Benjamin Franklin: Including His Autobiography, with ...

Benjamin Franklin, Epes Sargent - 1866 - 270 pages
...and the American MVeekly Mercury, of Philadelphia, were both of prior origin. the approbation thoir papers were received with, I was excited to try my...suspecting that my brother would object to printing anything of mine in his paper, if he knew it to be mine, I contrived to disguise my hand, and, writing...
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Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin - Biography & Autobiography - 1868 - 426 pages
...credit and made it more in demand, and these gentlemen often visited us. Hearing their conversations, and their accounts of the approbation their papers...suspecting that my brother would object to printing anything of mine in his paper if he knew it to be mine, I contrived to disguise my * "This was written...
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Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1868 - 434 pages
...among them ; but, being still a boy, and suspecting that my brother would object to printing anything of mine in his paper if he knew it to be mine, I contrived to disguise my * "This was written from recollection, and it is not surprising that, after the lapse of fifty years,...
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The Life of Benjamin Franklin, Volume 1

Benjamin Franklin, John Bigelow - 1875 - 579 pages
...credit and made it more in demand, and these gentlemen often visited us. Hearing their conversations, and their accounts of the approbation their papers...suspecting that my brother would object to printing anything of mine in his paper if he knew it to be mine, I contrived to disguise my * " This was written...
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Life of Benjamin Franklin, Written by Himself, Volume 1

Benjamin Franklin - 1875 - 812 pages
...credit and made it more in demand, and these gentlemen often visited us. Hearing their conversations, and their accounts of the approbation their papers...suspecting that my brother would object to printing anything of mine in his paper if he knew it to be mine, I contrived to disguise my * " This was written...
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