 The plan which I adopted, and the one by which I was most successful, was that of making friends of all the little white boys whom I met in the street. As many of these as I could, I converted into teachers.  Chambers' Edinburgh Journal - Pagina 471846Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Harriet Beecher Stowe - 1853 - 534 pagina’s
...given me the inch, and no precaution could prevent me from taking theefl. The plan which I adopted, and the one by which I was most successful, was that...finally succeeded in learning to read. When I was sent of errands I always took my book with me, and by going one part of my errand quickly, I found time... | |
 | Harriet Beecher Stowe - 1853 - 316 pagina’s
...given me the inch, and no precaution could prevent mo from taking the elJ. The plan which I adopted, and the one by which I was most successful, was that...of making friends of all the little white boys whom 1 met in the street. As many »f these as I could I converted into teachers. With their kindly aid,... | |
 | Frederick Douglass - 1855 - 512 pagina’s
...any cost, I hit upon many expedients to accomplish the desired end. The plea which I mainly adopted, and the one by which I was most successful, was that of using my young white playmates, with whom I met in the street, as teachers. I used to carry, almost... | |
 | John Clark Ridpath - 1898 - 554 pagina’s
...given me the ineh, and no precaution could prevent me from taking the ell. The plan which I adopted, and the one by which I was most successful, was that...different places, I finally succeeded in learning to read. AVhen I was sent of errands, I always took my book with me, and by going one part of my errand quickly,... | |
 | John Clark Ridpath - 1899 - 550 pagina’s
...the ell. The plan which I adopted, and the one by which I was most successful, was that cf o1a-kms- friends of all the little white boys whom I met in...finally succeeded in learning to read. When I was sent of errands, I always took my book with me, and by going one part of my errand quickly, I found time... | |
 | Frederick Douglass - 1982 - 164 pagina’s
...given me the inch, and no precaution could prevent me from taking the ell. The plan which I adopted, and the one by which I was most successful, was that...finally succeeded in learning to read. When I was sent of errands, I always took my book with me, and by going one part of my errand quickly, I found time... | |
 | Frederick Douglass - 1994 - 1226 pagina’s
...any cost, I hit upon many expedients to accomplish the desired end. The plea which I mainly adopted, and the one by which I was most successful, was that of using my young white playmates, with whom I met in the street, as teachers. I used to earrv, almost... | |
 | Larry E. Smith, John Rieder - 1996 - 276 pagina’s
...must start over, self-erase; he must be bom again, this time as a White: "The plan which I adopted, and the one by which I was most successful, was that...many of these as I could, I converted into teachers" (82). Telling the story of his illegal education is as complicated and dangerous as the initial adventure... | |
 | John Carlos Rowe - 1997 - 326 pagina’s
...by "resort to various stratagems" (81 ). One of his stratagems is to trade bread for literacy with the "little white boys whom I met in the street":...many of these as I could, I converted into teachers" (82). Douglass makes clear that even as a slave he was "much better off" than "many of the poor white... | |
 | Laurie E. Rozakis - 1999 - 500 pagina’s
...knowledge and soon found a way to get the reading lessons his soul craved. In his own words, "[I made] friends of all the little white boys whom I met in...on errands, I always took my book with me, and by doing one part of my errand quickly, I found time to get a lesson before my return. I used also to... | |
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