 | 1821 - 156 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...Father Abraham, what think you of the times ? Will not those heavy taxes quite ruin the country ? How shall we ever be able to pay them ? What would you advise... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1821 - 232 Seiten
...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...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,... | |
 | Mason Locke Weems - 1822 - 272 Seiten
...auction of merchant's 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,...ever able to pay them? What would you advise us to do?" Father Abraham. stood up, and replied, "If you would have my advice, I will give it you in short;"'for... | |
 | William Pinnock - 1822 - 252 Seiten
...and made one of the number. 2. The hour of sale notbeing come, they were conversing on the badness of the times ; and one of the company called to a...Father Abraham, what think you of the times? Will not those heavy taxes quite ruin the country ? How shall we be ever able to pay them ? What would you advise... | |
 | H. Nolte - 1823 - 646 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, wilh white locks, 'Pray, father Abraham, what think you of the times? Will not those heavy taxes quite... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - 1824 - 308 Seiten
...auction of merchant's goods. 2 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...ever able to pay them? What would you advise us to do ?" 3 Father Abraham stood up, and replied, " If you would have my advice, I will give it you in... | |
 | John Bull - 1825 - 782 Seiten
...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 called to a...Will not these heavy taxes quite ruin the country 1 How shall we be ever able to pay them1! What would you advise us toi" Father Abraham stood up, and... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1825 - 324 Seiten
...not being come, they were conversing on the badness of the times ; and one oF the company called t« a plain, clean, old man, with white locks, " Pray, father Abraham, what think ye of the times ? Wont these heavy taxes quite ruin the country ? How shall we ever be able to pay... | |
 | 1826 - 422 Seiten
...an auction of merchants' 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 be ever able to pay... | |
 | 1826 - 440 Seiten
...an auction of merchants' 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 plain, clean, old man, with white locks, 336 APPENDIX. " Pray, father Abraham, what think ye of the times ? Won't these heavy taxes quite ruin... | |
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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,... 
