| Show franklins famous toast ben franklin was dining with a small party of distinguished gentlemen when one of ihen said here are three nationalities represented I 1 am french my friend there is english and mr franklin is an american let us each propose a toast it was agreed to and the english mans turn came first he arose and in the tone of a briton bold said heres to great britain the sun that gives light to all nations of the earth the frenchman was rather taken back at this but he proposed ceres to france the moon whose magic rays move the tides of all the world our ben then arose with his air of quaint modesty and said heres to george washington the joshua of america who commanded the sun and maou to stand still and they stood still |
