 I stopped my horse lately, where a great number of people were collected at an auction of merchants' goods. The hour of the sale not being come, they were conversing on the badness of the times ; and one of the company called to a plain, clean, old man,...  The complete works ... of ... Benjamin Franklin - Page 452de Benjamin Franklin - 1806Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1779 - 610 pages
...auction of merchants goods. The hour of the fale not being come, they were converfing en the badnefs of the times ; and one of the company called to a...Abraham, what think ' you of the times ? Will not thefe heavy taxes * quite ruin the country ? How (hall we ever be [* Dr. Franklin, as I hare been made... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1780 - 614 pages
...auction of merchants goods. The hour of the falc not being come, they were cbnverfing on the badnefs of the times ; and one of the company called to a...Father Abraham, what think you of the times ? Will not thefe heavy taxes quite ruin the country ? How fhall we ever be able to pay them ? What would you advife... | |
 | several hands - 1780 - 612 pages
...auction of merchants goods. The hour of the fa le not being come, they were converfing on the badnefs of the times ; and one of the company called to a...Pray, Father Abraham, what think you of the times I Will not thefe heavy taxes quite ruin the country ? How fhall we ever be able to pay them ? What... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - 1780 - 612 pages
...merchants goods. The hour of the falc not being come, they were converfing on the badncfs of the times j and one of the company called to a plain, clean Old...Father Abraham, what think you of the times ? Will not thefe heavy taxes quite ruin the country ? How (hall we ever be able to pay them ? What would you advife... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1780 - 614 pages
...fale not being come, they were cbnveffing on the badnefs of the times ; and one of the com- . pany called to a plain, clean Old Man, with white locks,...Father Abraham, what think you of the times ? Will not thefe heavy taxes quite ruin the country ? How (hall we ever be able to pay them ? What would you advife... | |
 | James Anderson - 1791 - 422 pages
...VOL. I, Q of merchants goods. The hour of fale not being come, they were converfing on the badnefs of the times ; and one of the company called to a...Pray, father Abraham, what think you of the times ? Won't thefe heavy taxes quite ruin the country ? How (hall \ve be ever able to pay them ? What wdSffiTyou... | |
 | 1792 - 494 pages
...auction of merchants goods. The hour of 'the (ale not beingcome, tiicy were converting; on the badndi uf the times ; and one of the company called to a plain, clean oM man, with whitie locki. ' Pray, father Abraham, what think you of the times ? Will not thofe heavy... | |
 | 1796 - 34 pages
...of people -were collected at an auction of merchants' goods. The hour of sale not being come, they were conversing on the badness of the times; and one...those, heavy taxes quite ruin the country? How shall we t>e ever able to pay them? What would you advise us to?' Father Abraham stood up, and replied, ' If... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1797 - 516 pages
...auflion of merchants' goods. The hour of the fale not being come, they were converfing on the badnefs of the times ; and one of the company called to a...father Abraham, what think you of the times? Will not thofe heavy taxes quite ruin the country ? how fhall we be ever able to pay them ? What would you advife... | |
 | 1802 - 348 pages
...auction of merchant's goods. The hour of the fale not being come, they were converfing on the badnefs of the times ; and one of the company called to a plain, clean old old man, with white locks, " Pray, father, Abraham, what think you of the times ? Will not thefe heavy... | |
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