 | Benjamin Franklin - Political science - 1840 - 342 pages
...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 pages
...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 - United States - 1844 - 600 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 you... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1846 - 250 pages
...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 pages
...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 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, 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 - Inventors - 1848 - 522 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... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin Ells - American literature - 1778 - 392 pages
...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,... | |
 | Orville Luther Holley - Inventors - 1848 - 534 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...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 - Statesman - 1848 - 312 pages
...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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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,... 
