 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,...  Select Pieces - Seite 2von Benjamin Franklin - 1804 - 59 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 342 Seiten
...an auction of merchant's goods. The hour of sale not being come, they were conversing on the badness of the times -, and one of the company called to a...with white locks, ' Pray, father Abraham, what think ye of the times ? Won't these heavy taxes quite ruin the country ? How shall we ever be able to pay... | |
 | 1842 - 194 Seiten
...not having come, the company were conversing on the badness of the times. 15. One of them called out to a plain, clean old man, with white locks, " Pray, father Abraham, what think ye of the times? Won't these heavy taxes quite ruin the country ? How shall we be ever able to pay... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1844 - 600 Seiten
...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...heavy taxes quite ruin the country ? How shall we ever be able to pay them? What would you advise us to?" Father Abraham stood up, and replied, "If you... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1846 - 250 Seiten
...an auction of merchants' goods. The hour of sate not heing come, they were conversing on the hadness of the times ; and one of the company called to a...plain, clean old man, with white locks, "Pray, father Ahraham, what think ye of the times? Wont these heavy tuxes quite ruin the country ? How shall we A-er... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1846 - 320 Seiten
...not being come, they were conversing on the badness of the times ; and one of the company called 10 a plain, clean, old man, with white locks, "Pray, father Abraham, what think ye of the times? Won't these heavy taxes quite ruin the country ? How shall we ever be able to pay... | |
 | Half hours - 1847 - 614 Seiten
...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, with white looks, "Pray, father Abraham, what think you of the times ? Will not those heavy taxes quite ruin the... | |
 | Orville Luther Holley - 1848 - 522 Seiten
...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...Will not these heavy taxes quite ruin the country 1 How shall we ever be able to pay them? What would you advise us to ?" Father Abraham stood up and... | |
 | Orville Luther Holley - 1848 - 534 Seiten
...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...Pray, Father Abraham, what think you of the times 1 Will not these heavy taxes quite ruin the country 1 How shall we ever be able to pay them ? What... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin Ells - 1778 - 392 Seiten
...being come, they were conversing on the badness of the timesjand one of the company called to aplaiu clean old man, with white locks, "Pray, Father Abraham,...these heavy taxes quite ruin the country? How shall we ever be able to pay them? What would you advise u» to?" — Father Abraham stood up, and replied,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1848 - 312 Seiten
...an auction of merchants' goods. The hour of sale not being come, they were conversing on the badnes? of the times ; and one of the company called to a plain, clean old man, with white locks, " Fray, father Abraham, what think ye of the times 1 Won't these heavy taxes quite ruin the country... | |
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