 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
 | 1821 - 156 pages
...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...be able to pay them ? What would you advise us to ?" Father Abraham stood up, and replied, " If you would have my advice, I will give it you in short,... | |
 | 1821 - 356 pages
...people were collected, at an anction of merchants' goods. The hour of the sale not being come, they were conversing on the badness of the times ; and...father Abraham, what think you of the times ? Will not these heavy taxes quite ruin the country ? How shall we ever be able to pay them ? What would you advise... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1821 - 232 pages
...collected and digested in the ahove general preface, which his countrymen read with much avidity and profit one of the company called to a plain clean old man,...father Abraham, what think you of the times? Will not these heavy taxes quite ruin the country ? I low shall we ever be able to pay them ? What would you... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1821 - 232 pages
...general preface, which bis countrymen read with mucb.avidity and profitone of the company called to n plain clean old man, with white locks, " Pray, father Abraham, what think you of the times? Will not these heavy taxes quite ruin the country ? How shall we ever be able to pay them ? What would you advise... | |
 | 1821 - 162 pages
...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 compa-jjjiy called to a plain, clean, old man, with white locks, " Fray, Father Abraham, what thi^t... | |
 | William Pinnock - 1822 - 252 pages
...merchants' goods, where I stopped and made one of the number. 2. The hour of sale notbeing come, they were conversing on the badness of the times ; and...heavy taxes quite ruin the country ? How shall we be ever able to pay them ? What would you advise us to ?" 3. Father Abraham stood up, and replied,... | |
 | Mason Locke Weems - 1822 - 272 pages
...people were collected at an auction of merchant's goods. The hour of the sale not being come, they were conversing on the badness of the times; and one...father Abraham, what think you of the times? Will not these heavy taxes, quite ruin the country? How shall we be ever able to pay them? What would you advise... | |
 | H. Nolte - 1823 - 646 pages
...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, wilh white locks, 'Pray, father Abraham, what think you of the times? Will not those heavy taxes quite... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - 1824 - 308 pages
...people were collected at an auction of merchant's goods. 2 The hour of the sale not being come, they were conversing on the badness of the times ; and...father Abraham, what think you of the times ? Will not these heavy taxes quite ruin the country ? How shall we be ever able to pay them? What would you advise... | |
 | John Bull - 1825 - 782 pages
...collected at an auction of merchants' goods. The hour of the sale not being come, they were conversiug on the badness of the times ; and one of the company...father Abraham, what think you of the times ? Will not these heavy taxes quite ruin the country 1 How shall we be ever able to pay them1! What would you advise... | |
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