 | Harry Roberts - Business & Economics - 2010 - 198 pages
...virtues to their ordinary chance, only marking every evening the faults of the day. Thus, if in the first week I could keep my first line, marked T, clear of spots [tally strokes], I suppos'd the habit of that virtue so much strengthen'd, and its opposite weaken'd,... | |
 | Myra Jehlen, Michael Warner - History - 1997 - 1148 pages
...clear of Spots, I suppos'd the Habit of that Virtue so much strengthen'd and its opposite weaken'd, that I might venture extending my Attention to include...clear of Spots. Proceeding thus to the last, I could go thro' a Course compleat in Thirteen Weeks, and four Courses in a Year. — And like him who having... | |
 | Eileen D. Gambrill - Political Science - 1997 - 692 pages
...Virtues to their ordinary Chance, only marking every Evening the Faults of the Day. Thus if in the first Week I could keep my first Line marked T clear of Spots, I suppos'd the Habit of that Virtue so much strengthen'd and its opposite weaken'd, that I might venture... | |
 | Myra Jehlen, Michael Warner - History - 1997 - 1146 pages
...Virtues to their ordinary Chance, only marking every Evening the Faults of the Day. Thus if in the first Week I could keep my first Line marked T clear of Spots, I suppos'd the Habit of that Virtue so much strengthen'd and its opposite weaken'd, that I might venture... | |
 | James Brodrick - Biography & Autobiography - 1998 - 356 pages
...virtues to their ordinary chance, only marking every evening the faults of the day. Thus, if in the first week I could keep my first line, marked T, clear of spots, I supposed the habit ofthat virtue so much strengthened, and its opposite weakened, that I might venture extending my attention... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Biography & Autobiography - 1998 - 404 pages
...Virtues to their ordinary Chance, only marking every Evening the Faults of the Day. Thus if in the first Week I could keep my first Line marked T clear of Spots, I suppos'd the Habit of that Virtue so much strengthen'd and its opposite weaken'd, that I might venture... | |
 | James Campbell - Printers - 1999 - 322 pages
...clear of Spots, I suppos'd the Habit of that Virtue so much strengthen'd and its opposite weaken'd, that I might venture extending my Attention to include...the following Week keep both Lines clear of Spots. (A: 151 -52) Franklin's plan was to move through the thirteen virtues in weekly sequence and then after... | |
 | Amy Mandelker, Elizabeth Powers - Biography & Autobiography - 1999 - 552 pages
...virtues to their ordinary chance, only marking every evening the faults of the day. Thus, if in the first week I could keep my first line, marked T, clear of spots, I suppos'd the habit of that virtue so much strengthen'd, and its opposite weaken'd, that I might venture... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Biography & Autobiography - 2003 - 588 pages
...virtues to their ordinary chance, only marking every evening the faults of the day. Thus, if in the first week I could keep my first line, marked T, clear of...clear of spots. Proceeding thus to the last, I could go thro' a course complete in thirteen weeks, and four courses in a year. And like him who, having... | |
 | Paul Hyland, Olga Gomez, Francesca Greensides - Enlightenment - 2003 - 496 pages
...virtues to their ordinary chance, only marking every evening the faults of the day. Thus, if in the first week I could keep my first line, marked T, clear of...clear of spots. Proceeding thus to the last, I could go through a course complete in thirteen weeks, and four courses in a year. (Autobiography, Part Two,... | |
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Thus, in the first week, my great guard was to avoid every the least offence against Temperance, leaving the other virtues to their ordinary chance, only marking every evening the faults of the day. Thus, if in the first week I could keep my first line,... 
