 | Benjamin Franklin - 1779 - 610 trang
...merchants goods. The hour of the fale not being come, they were converfing en the badnefs of the times ; and one of the company called to a plain, clean Old...taxes * quite ruin the country ? How (hall we ever be [* Dr. Franklin, as I hare been made to underitand, for many years publifhed the Penjylvania Almanack,... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1780 - 614 trang
...fale not being come, they were cbnveffing on the badnefs of the times ; and one of the com- . pany called to a plain, clean Old Man, with white locks,...them ? What would you advife us to?" Father Abraham (food up, and replied, ' If you would have my advice, I will give it you in fhort; " for a word to... | |
 | several hands - 1780 - 612 trang
...merchants goods. The hour of the fa le not being come, they were converfing on the badnefs of the times ; and one of the company called to a plain, clean Old...Pray, Father Abraham, what think you of the times I Will not thefe heavy taxes quite ruin the country ? How fhall we ever be able to pay them ? What... | |
 | James Anderson - 1791 - 422 trang
...merchants goods. The hour of fale not being come, they were converfing on the badnefs of the times ; and one of the company called to a plain, clean, old...Pray, father Abraham, what think you of the times ? Won't thefe heavy taxes quite ruin the country ? How (hall \ve be ever able to pay them ? What wdSffiTyou... | |
 | 1796 - 34 trang
...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...father Abraham, what think you of the times ? Will not those, heavy taxes quite ruin the country? How shall we t>e ever able to pay them? What would you advise... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1797 - 516 trang
...merchants' goods. The hour of the fale not being come, they were converfing on the badnefs of the times ; and one of the company called to a plain, clean old...father Abraham, what think you of the times? Will not thofe heavy taxes quite ruin the country ? how fhall we be ever able to pay them ? What would you advife... | |
 | 1802 - 348 trang
...they were converfing on the badnefs of the times ; and one of the company called to a plain, clean old old man, with white locks, " Pray, father, Abraham,...not thefe heavy taxes quite ruin the country? How mall we be ever able to pay them ? What would you advife us to ?" — Father Abraham, ftood up, and... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1804 - 78 trang
...(Wei K •e&Byersuig on the bad 2 fKELiMiNARY ADDRESS Frtmklim. ,•*•«>->«• ness of the times; and one of the company called to a plain, clean, old...father Abraham, what think you of the times? Will not these heavy taxes quite ruin the country? How shall we be ever able to pay them ? What would you •advise... | |
 | Gleaner - 1805 - 426 trang
...merchants' goods. The hour of sale hot being come, they were conversing on the badness of the times ; and one of the company called to a plain, clean old...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 - 590 trang
...certainly something very bewitching in the 2 c 2 pursuit were conversing on the badness of the times ; and one of the company called to a plain clean old...Father Abraham, what think you of the times ? Will not these heavy taxes quite ruin the country ? How shall we ever be able to pay them ? What would you advise... | |
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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,... 
