 | John Nichol - 1882 - 472 trang
...money for one. I then came home, and went whistling all over the house, much pleased with my whistle, but disturbing all the family. My brothers, and sisters,...had given four times as much for it as it was worth, put me in mind what good things I might have bought with the rest of the money, and laughed at me so... | |
 | Charles Herman Allen, John Swett, Josiah Royce - 1883
...pleased with my whistle, but disturbing all the family. My brothers, sisters, and cousins, hearing of the bargain I had made, told me I had given four times as much for the whistle as it was worth. 12. " This little event was afterwards of use to me; for often, when I... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1884
...money for one. I then came home, and went whistling allover the house, much pleased with my whistle, but disturbing all the family. My brothers, and sisters,...had given four times as much for it as it was worth ; put me in mind what good things I might have bought with the rest of the money ; and laughed at me... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1888 - 311 trang
...money for one. I then came home, and went whistling all over the house, much pleased with my whistle, but disturbing all the family. My brothers, and sisters,...had given four times as much for it as it was worth ; put me in mind what good things I might have bought with the rest of the money ; and laughed at me... | |
 | Stedman, Edmund C. and Hutchinson Ellen M. - 1888
...money for one. I then came home, and went whistling all over the house, much pleased with my whistle, but disturbing all the family. My brothers, and sisters,...had given four times as much for it as it was worth; put me in mind what good things I might have bought with the rest of the money; and laughed at me so... | |
 | William M. Thayer - 1889 - 497 trang
...whistling all over the house, much pleased with my whistle, but disturbing all the family. My brothers, sisters, and cousins, understanding the bargain I...had given four times as much for it as it was worth ; put me in mind what good things I might have bought with the rest of the money, and laughed at me... | |
 | George Eugène-Fasnacht - 1890 - 244 trang
...My brothers and sisters and cousins, understanding (§ 98) the bargain I had made, told me I had 10 given four times as much for it as it was worth. \ This put me in mind what (§ 134) good things I might have bought with the rest of the money, and they laughed at me so much... | |
 | George Eugène-Fasnacht - 1890 - 244 trang
...it. I then came home, and went whistling all over the house, much pleased with (§ 74) my whistle, but disturbing all the family. My brothers and sisters and cousins, understanding (§ 98) the bargain I had made, told me I had ю given four times as much for it as it was worth. This... | |
 | Henry Augustin Beers, Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle - 1891 - 282 trang
...money for one. I then came home, and went whistling all over the house, much pleased with my whistle, but disturbing all the family. My brothers and sisters...had given four times as much for it as it was worth; put me in mind what good things I might have bought with the rest of the money, and laughed at me so... | |
 | Henry Beebee Carrington - 1894 - 443 trang
...money for one. I then came home, and went whistling all over the house, much pleased with my whistle, but disturbing all the family. My brothers and sisters...given four times as much for it as it was worth. This, however, was afterwards of use to me, the impressions continuing on my mind ; so that often when I... | |
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I might have bought with the rest of the money; and laughed at me so much for my folly, that I cried with vexation; and the reflection gave me more chagrin than the whistle gave me pleasure. 
