The institution soon manifested its utility, was imitated by other towns, and in other provinces. The libraries were augmented by donations; reading became fashionable; and our people, having no... Annual Report - Page 1504by United States. Office of Education - 1896Full view - About this book
| 1877 - 972 pages
...was open one day in the week for lending them to subscribers, on their promissory notes to pay double the value if not duly returned. The institution soon...acquainted with books ; and in a few years were observed bj strangers to be better instructed, and more intelligent, than people of the same rank generally... | |
| Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - 1882 - 666 pages
...manifested its utility, was imitated by other towns, and in other provinces. The libraries were augmented bv donations; reading became fashionable; and our people,...few years were observed by strangers to be better in175856 structed, and more intelligent than people of the same rank generally are in other countries.... | |
| Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - 1882 - 680 pages
...the week for lending them to the subscribers, on their promissory notes to pay double the value it not duly returned. The institution soon manifested...and in other provinces. The libraries were augmented bv donations ; reading became fashionable ; and our people, having no public amusements to divert their... | |
| Brainerd Kellogg - 1884 - 486 pages
...promissory notes to pay double the valtae if not duly returned. The institution soon manifested its ulility, was imitated by other towns, and in other provinces....books, and in a few years were observed by strangers to he better instructed and more intelligent than people of the same rank generally are in other countries.... | |
| John Thomas Scharf, Thompson Westcott - 1884 - 1004 pages
...towns and in other provinces. . . . Reading became fashionable, and our people having no amusement to divert their attention from study, became better...and more intelligent than people of the same rank in other countries." The Rev. Jacob Duché, in 1774, wrote, " There is less distinction among the citizens... | |
| Frederick Morgan Cruden - 1884 - 32 pages
...as the result of the establishment of the Philadelphia Library Company: " In a few years our people were observed by strangers to be better instructed and more intelligent than people of the same rank in other countries." One of these strangers corroborates this statement in a volume of letters published... | |
| United States. Bureau of Education - 1896 - 1270 pages
...opened one day in the week for lending them to the subscribers on their promissory notes to pay double the value if not duly returned. The institution soon...other towns and in other provinces. The libraries wore augmented by donations; reading became fashionable, and our people, having no public amusements... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1899 - 204 pages
...opened one day in the week for lending to the subscribers, on their promissory notes to pay double the value if not duly returned. The institution soon...was imitated by other towns, and in other provinces. 79 The libraries were augmented by donations ; reading became fashionable ; and our people, having... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1901 - 296 pages
...opened one day in the week for lending them to subscribers, on their promissory notes to pay double the value if not duly returned. The institution soon...attention from study, became better acquainted with books, aad in a few years were observed by strangers to be better instructed and more intelligent than people... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1905 - 354 pages
...opened one day in the week for lending to the subscribers, on their promissory notes to pay double the value if not duly returned. The institution soon...reading became fashionable ; and our people, having no publick amusements to divert their attention from study, became better acquainted with books, and in... | |
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