| Benjamin Franklin - 1804 - 78 Seiten
...come.|Jigr. (Wei K •e&Byersuig on the bad 2 fKELiMiNARY ADDRESS Frtmklim. ,•*•«>->«• ness of the times; and one of the company called to a plain,...these heavy taxes quite ruin the country? How shall we be ever able to pay them ? What would you •advise us to?' Father Abraham stood up, and replied, —... | |
| Gleaner - 1805 - 426 Seiten
...of people were collect, ed at an auction of merchants' goods. The hour of sale hot being come, they were conversing on the badness of the times ; and...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... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 586 Seiten
...digested in the above general preface, which his counr try men reail with much avidity and profit. BV were conversing on the badness of the times; and one...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... | |
| 1812 - 314 Seiten
...auction of merchant's goods. The hour of sale not being come, they were conversing on the bad 1 ness of the times; and one of the company called to a plain,...heavy taxes quite ruin the country ? How shall we be ever able to pay them ? What would you advise us to?' Father Abraham stood up, and replied, —... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 Seiten
...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...father Abraham, what think you of the times? Will not those heavy taxes quite ruin th« VOL. vi. » country ? How shall we be ever able to pay them ? What... | |
| James Plumptre - 1812 - 424 Seiten
...of people were collected, at an auction of merchant's goods. The hour of sale not being come, they were conversing on the badness of the times, and one...to a plain clean Old Man, with white locks, Pray, neighbour Wiseman, what think you of the times ? Will not these heavy taxes quite ruin the country... | |
| George Miller - 1813 - 638 Seiten
...number 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 of the company called to a plain, clean, ~'d man with white locks, " Pray, Father Abraham, •what think you of the times ? Won't these heavy... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1819 - 520 Seiten
...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...of the company called to a plain clean old man with 1 The origin and intent of this popular piece is fully explained by Dr. Franklin in the Memoirs of... | |
| 1821 - 156 Seiten
...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...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
...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,...Will not these heavy taxes quite ruin the country ? I low shall we ever be able to pay them ? What would you advise us to ?" —Father Abraham stood... | |
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