 | Benjamin Franklin - Statesman - 1848 - 292 pages
...not being come, they were conversing on the badness of the times ; and one of the company called :oa 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 them... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Inventors - 1853 - 522 pages
...auction of merchant's goods. The hour of the sale not being come, they were conversmg 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 do ?" Father Abraham stood up, and replied,... | |
 | 1853 - 446 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 be ever able to pay them? What would you advise... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1853 - 308 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...old man, with white locks, " Pray, father Abraham, wjiat think ye of the times f Won't these heavy taxes quite ruin the country 1 How shall we be ever... | |
 | William Chambers - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1853 - 858 pages
...The hour of sale not being come, they wer.) conversing on the badness of the times ; and one of llie company called 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 ever be able to pay... | |
 | Ludwig Herrig - American literature - 1854 - 580 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 plain clean old man, with white loocks, „Pray, Father Abraham, what think you of the times ? Will not these heavy taxes quite ruin... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Inventors - 1855 - 522 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...heavy taxes quite ruin the country ? How shall we ever be able to pay them ? What would you advise us to do ?" Father Abraham stood up, and replied,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1855 - 402 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 ? Wont these heavy taxes quite ruin the country ? How shall we ever be able to pay... | |
 | Joseph Gostwick - American literature - 1856 - 338 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... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American prose literature - 1856 - 592 pages
...auction of merchants' goods. Tlie hour of the sale not being come, they were conversing on the badnees of the times ; and one of the company called to a...Will not these heavy taxes quite ruin the country t 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,... 
