 | Benjamin Franklin - American prose literature - 1779 - 610 pages
...fauvrt RitharJ. KJ « able 4 able to pay them ? What would you advife us « to ?' Father Abraham flood up, and replied, ' If you would have my advice, I will give it ' you in fhort; "for a word to the wife is " enough," as Poor Richard fays.' They joined in defiring him to... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - Periodicals - 1780 - 614 pages
...country ? How (hall we ever be able to pay 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 the wife is enough," as Poor Richard fays.' They joined in defiring him to (pea... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - Books - 1780 - 612 pages
...country ? How (hall we ever be able to pay them ? What would you advife us to ?" Father Abraham flood up, and replied, * If you would have my advice, I will give it you in fhort ; " for a word to the wife is enough," as Poor Richard hys.' They joined in defiring him to fpeak... | |
 | Chapbooks - 1796 - 34 pages
...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 us to?' Father...Abraham stood up, and replied, ' If you would have my ad- ' vice, I ivill give it to you in short; " for a word to the wise is enough," as poor Richard says.'... | |
 | Conduct of life - 1802 - 348 pages
...country? How mall we be ever able to pay them ? What would you advife us to ?" — Father Abraham, ftood up, and replied, " If you would have my advice, I will give it you in fhort ; " for a word to the wife is enough," as Poor Richard fays." They joined in defiring him to... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1804 - 78 pages
...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 us to?'...Father Abraham stood up, and replied, — ' If you 'd have my advice, I'll give it to you in short: for "a word to the wise is enough: and many words... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 586 pages
...clean old man, with white locks, " Pray, 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 us to ?"—FatherAbraham stood up, and replied, ' If you would have my advice, I will give it you in short,... | |
 | 1812 - 314 pages
...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 us to?' Father Abraham stood up, and replied, — 'If you 'd have my advice, I'll give it to you in short: for "a word to the wise is enough: and many words... | |
 | James Plumptre - English drama - 1812 - 424 pages
...the country ? How shall we be ever able to pay them ? What would you advise us to ? Neighbour Wiseman stood up, and replied, If you would have my advice, I will give it to you in short, for " A word to the wise is enough," as Poor Richard says. They joined in desiring... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American essays - 1820 - 360 pages
...clean old man, with white locks, " Pray, father Abraham, what think you of the times ? Will not these heavy taxes quite ruin the country ? How shall we...would have my advice, I will give it you in short j ' for a word to the wise is enough,' as Poor Richard says." They joined in desiring him to speak... | |
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... 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 Abraham, what think you of the times ?. Won't these heavy taxes quite... 
