 Yet I ought to have charity for these unhappy people, when I consider, that with all this wisdom of which I am boasting, there are certain things in the world so tempting, for example, the apples of king John, which happily are not to be bought ; for...  The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin - Page 118by Benjamin Franklin - 1835 - 312 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 586 pages
...things, and by their giving too much for their whistles. Yet I ought to have charity for these unhappy people, when I consider, that with all this wisdom...the apples of king John, which happily are not to be bought; for if they were put to sale by auction, I might very easily be led to ruin myself in the... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1806 - 590 pages
...ought to have charity for these unhappy people, when I consider, that with all this wisdom of which J am boasting, there are certain things in the world...the apples of king John, which happily are not to be bought ; for if they were put to sale by auction, I might very easily be led to ruin myself in the... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 610 pages
...things, and by their giving too much for their whistles. Yet I ought to have charity for these unhappy people, when I consider, that with all this wisdom...certain things in the world so tempting, for example, die apples of king John, which happily are not to be bought ; for if they were put to sale by auction,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1819 - 520 pages
...things, and by their giving too much for their whistles. Yet I ought to have charity for these unhappy people, when I consider, that with all this wisdom...the apples of king John, which happily are not to be bought ; for if they were put to sale by auction, I might very easily be led to ruin myself in the... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American essays - 1820 - 360 pages
...things, and by their giving too much for their whistles. Yet I ought to have charity for these unhappy people, when I consider, that, with all this wisdom...the apples of king John,) which happily are not to bu bought ; for if they were put to sale by anction, I might very easily be led to ruin myself in the... | |
 | British prose literature - 1821 - 356 pages
...things, and by their giving too much for their whistles, Yet I ought to have charity for these unhappy people, when I consider, that, with all this wisdom...the apples of king John,) which happily are not to be bought ; for if they were put to sale by anction, I might very easily be led to ruin myself in the... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1821 - 232 pages
...things, and by their giving too much for their whistles. Yet I ought to have charity for these unhappy people, when I consider, that, with all this wisdom...example, the apples of king John,) which happily are not tp be hought; for if they were put to sale by auction, 1 might very easily be led to ruin myself in... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - Statesmen - 1836 - 584 pages
...things, and by their giving too much for their whistles. Yet I ought to have charity for these unhappy people, when I consider, that, with all this wisdom...the apples of King John, which happily are not to be bought ; for if they were put to sale by auction, I might very easily be led to ruin myself in the... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1844 - 600 pages
...things, and by their giving too much for their whistles. Yet I ought to have charity for these unhappy people, when I consider, that, with all this wisdom...the apples of King John, which happily are not to be bought ; for if they were put to sale by auction, I might very easily be led to ruin myself in the... | |
 | John Stanley (printer.) - Statesmen - 1849 - 178 pages
...much for their whistle. .« " Yet I ought to have charity for these unhappy people, when I conrider that with all this wisdom of which I am boasting, there are certain things in the world so tempting—for example, the apples of King John, which happily are not to be bought; for if they were... | |
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