When the Royal Society recognized his discovery, the oboe-player suddenly found himself famous.
Franklin long maintained himself by his trade of printing.

He was a hard-working man,--thrifty, frugal and a great saver of time.

He worked for character as much as for wages; and when it was found that he could be relied on, he prospered.

At length he was publicly recognized as a great statesman, and as one of the most scientific men of his time.
Ferguson, the astronomer, lived by portrait painting, until his merits as a scientific man were recognized.

John Dollond maintained himself as a silk weaver in Spitalfields.