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...natural order, as a means of acquiring method in the arrangement of his thoughts. " Thus," says he, " by comparing my work with the original, I discovered...time come to be a tolerable English writer, of which 1 was extremely ambitious." Here again his father's good sense was of advantage to him. Some judicious...

...original, I discovered many faults and corrected them ; but I sometimes had the pleasure to fancy, that in particulars of small consequence I had been fortunate...English writer, of which I was extremely ambitious. The time I alloted for writing exercises and for reading, was at night, or before work began in the...

...I also sometimes jumbled my collection of hints into confusion ; and, after some weeks, endeavoured to reduce them into the best order, before I began...and self-denial which he displayed, in pursuing his favourite object of cultivating his mental faculties to the utmost of his power. When only sixteen,...

...I also sometimes jumbled my collection of hints into confusion ; and, after some weeks, endeavoured to reduce them into the best order, before I began...and self-denial which he displayed, in pursuing his favourite object of cultivating his mental faculties to the utmost of his power. When only sixteen,...

...and, after some weeks, endeavoured to reduce them into the best order, before I began to form th« full sentences and complete the subject. This was...and self-denial which he displayed, in pursuing his favourite object of cultivating his mental faculties to the utmost of his power. When only sixteen,...

...was to teach me method in the arrangement of the thoughts. By comparing my work with the original, 1 discovered many faults, and corrected them ; but I...and self-denial which he displayed, in pursuing his favourite object of cultivating his mental faculties to the utmost of his power. When only sixteen,...

...original, I discovered many faults and corrected them ; but I sometimes had the pleasure to fancy, that in particulars of small consequence I had been fortunate...English writer, of which I was extremely ambitious. The time I allotted for writing exercises and for reading, was at night or before work began in the...

...them ; but sometimes liad the pleasure to fancy that, in certain particulars of small consequence, 1 had been fortunate enough to improve the method or...might, in time, come to be a tolerable English writer, uf which I was extremely ambitious." franklin added to his habits of industry a self-denial and control...

...again. I also sometimes jumbled my collection of hints into confusion, and after some weeks endeavoured to reduce them into the best order before I began...English writer; of which I was extremely ambitious. The time I allotted for writing exercises, and for reading, was at night, or before work began in the...