 | 1818 - 594 pages
...The King's changing his pointed conductors for blunt ones is a matter of small importance to me. If / had a wish about it, it would be that he had rejected...since he thought himself and family safe from the thunder of heaven, that he dared to use his own thunder in destroying his innocent subjects." (Life,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 556 pages
...changing his pointed conductors for blunt ones, is therefore a matter of small importance to me. If I had a wish about it, it would be that he had rejected...since he thought himself and family safe from the thunder of heaven, that he dared to use his own thunder in destroying his innocent subjects."1 1i Report... | |
 | 1826 - 422 pages
...importance to me. If I had a wish about it at all, it would be that he would reject them altogether ; for it is only since he thought himself and family safe from the thunder of heaven, that he dared to use his own thunder in destroying his innocent subjects." Dr Franklin... | |
 | 1826 - 440 pages
...importance to me. If I had a wish about it at all, it would be that he would reject them altogether ; for it is only since he thought himself and family safe from the thunder of heaven, that he dared to use his own thunder in destroying his innocent subjects." Dr Franklin... | |
 | 1834 - 724 pages
...changing his pointed conductors for blunt ones is therefore a matter of small importance to me. If I had a wish about it, it would be that he had rejected...since he thought himself and family safe from the thunder of Heaven, that he dared to use his own thunder in destroying his innocent subjects. Be pleased,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1834 - 682 pages
...Report on Lightning Conductors for the powder es at Purfleet, drawn up by Dr. Franklin, l, IT«. jected them altogether as ineffectual. For it is only since he thought himself and family safe from the thunder of heaven, that he dared to use his own thunder in destroying his innocent subjects."* During... | |
 | American Philosophical Society - 1893 - 806 pages
...changing his pointed conductors for blunt ones is, therefore, a matter of small importance to me. If I had a wish about it, it would be that he had rejected...since he thought himself and family safe from the thunder of heaven that he dared to use his own thunder in destroying his innocent subjects."* These... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - 1839 - 590 pages
...changing his pointed conductors for blunt ones is, therefore, a matter of small importance to me. If I had a wish about it, it would be that he had rejected...since he thought himself and family safe from the thunder of Heaven, that he was the champion for blunt conductors, in opposition to the theory of Dr.... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 596 pages
...changing his pointed conductors for blunt ones is, therefore, a matter of small importance to me. If I had a wish about it, it would be that he had rejected...since he thought himself and family safe from the thunder of Heaven, that he was the champion for blunt conductors, in opposition to the theory of Dr.... | |
 | Jared Sparks - 1844 - 592 pages
...changing his pointed conductors for blunt ones is, therefore, a matter of smaD importance to me. If I had a wish about it, it would be that he had rejected them altogether as beffectuaL For it b only since he thought himself and family safe from the thunder of Heaven, that... | |
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The King's changing his pointed conductors for blunt ones is, therefore, a matter of small importance to me. If I had a wish about it, it would be that he had rejected them altogether as ineffectual. For it is only since he thought himself and family... 
