The very tails of the American sheep are so laden with wool that each has a little car or waggon on four little wheels to support and keep it from trailing on the ground. Benjamin Franklin - Seite 133von John Torrey Morse - 1889 - 428 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Hezekiah Niles - 1822 - 514 Seiten
...of iron and other materiHls, except in some few coarse instances, is impracticable to any advantage. Dear sir, do not let us suffer ourselves to be amused...the American sheep are so laden with wool, that each lias a cart or waggon, on four little wheels, to support and keep it from trailing on the ground. Would... | |
| Hezekiah Niles - 1822 - 518 Seiten
...except in some few coarse instances, is impracticable to any advantage. Dear sir, do not let us suft'er ourselves to be amused with such groundless objections....American sheep are so laden with wool, that each has a cart or waggon, on four little wheels, to support and keep it from trailing on the ground. Would they... | |
| Hezekiah Niles - 1822 - 526 Seiten
...and rung up other servants; \ American sheep are so laden with wool, that each has a cart or waggon, on four little wheels, to support and keep it from...the ground. Would they caulk their ships? Would they ffll their beds? Would they even Utter their horsea with wool, if it was not both plenty and cheap?... | |
| Charles Wyllys Elliott - 1857 - 512 Seiten
...ridiculed the exaggerated idea of Colonial wealth entertained in England. " The very tails," he said, " of the American sheep are so laden with wool, that each has a car or wagon on four little wheels, to keep it from trailing on the ground. Would they calk their ships,... | |
| Charles Wyllys Elliott - 1857 - 498 Seiten
...ridiculed the exaggerated idea of Colonial wealth entertained in England. " The very tails/' he said, " of the American sheep are so laden with wool, that each has a car or wagon on four little wheels, to keep it from trailing on the ground. Would they calk their ships,... | |
| James Parton - 1864 - 668 Seiten
...of iron and other materials, except in a few coarse instances, is impracticable to any advantage. " Dear sir, do not let us suffer ourselves to be amused...and keep it from trailing on the ground.* Would they calk their ships, would they even litter their horses with wool, if it were not both plenty and cheap... | |
| Hezekiah Niles - 1876 - 536 Seiten
...of iron and other materials, except in some few coarse instances, is impracticable to any advantage. Dear sir, do not let us suffer ourselves to be amused...American sheep are so laden with wool, that each has a cart or wagon, on four little wheels, to support and keep it from trailing on the ground. Would they... | |
| William Swinton - 1885 - 620 Seiten
...except in a few coarse instances, is impracticable to any advantage. Dear sir, do not let us suffer4 ourselves to be amused with such groundless objections....and keep it from trailing on the ground. Would they calk5 their ships, would they even litter6 their horses, with wool, if it were not both plenty and... | |
| William Swinton - 1885 - 624 Seiten
...except in a few coarse instances, is impracticable to any advantage. Dear sir, do not let us suffer 4 ourselves to be amused with such groundless objections....and keep it from trailing on the ground. Would they calk 6 their ships, would they even litter 6 their horses, with wool, if it were not both plenty and... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1888 - 332 Seiten
...he went to the opposite extreme of exaggeration. " The very tails of the American sheep," said he, "are so laden with wool, that each has a little car or waggon on four little wheels, to support it and keep it from trailing on the ground." As for silk,... | |
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