 | Literature - 1826 - 450 pages
...auction of merchants goods. The hour of the fale not being come, they ivereconverfmg on the badnefs of the times ; and one of the company called to a plain, c!ean old man, with white locks, ' Pray, f.uher Abraham, what think you of the times? Will not thofe... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - Ethics - 1830 - 336 pages
...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... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1831 - 314 pages
...merchants* goods. The hour of sale not heing come, they were coaversing on the hndness of the tunes ; and one of the company called to a plain, clean, old man, with white locks, " Pray, father Ahraham, what thiak ye of the times? Won't these heavy taxes quite ruin the country 1 How shall we... | |
 | Working class - 1832 - 220 pages
...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...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... | |
 | Almanacs, American - 1833 - 336 pages
...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,...these 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... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1834 - 206 pages
...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 - American essays - 1834 - 310 pages
..."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, " Pray, father Abrabam, what think ye of the tunes? Won't these heavy taxes quite ruin In» country ? How shall we... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American essays - 1834 - 312 pages
...an auction of merchants' goods. The hour of sale not heing come, they were coaversing on the hndness of the times ; and one of the company called to a plain, clean, old man, with white lacks, " Pray, father Ahraham, what think ye of the times? Won't these heavy taxes quite rujn U,e country... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - Statesmen - 1836 - 584 pages
...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... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - Statesmen - 1836 - 584 pages
...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... | |
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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,... 
