 | 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
...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,"...and gathering round him, he proceeded as follows* : * IJr. Ff ?yiklin, wishing to collect into one piece, all the layiags j upon the following subjects,... | |
 | 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
...give it to you in short: for "a word to the wise is enough: and many words would not fill a bushel," as poor Richard says.' They joined in desiring him...him, he proceeded as follows: 'Friends,' said he, 'and neighbours, the taxes are indeed very heavy ; and if those laid on by the government were the... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1806 - 590 pages
...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 would...gathering round him, he proceeded as follows : ' Friends, says he, the taxes are, indeed, very heavy, and, if those laid on by the government were the only ones... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 586 pages
...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,...gathering round him, he proceeded as follows: ' Friends, says he, the taxes are, indeed, very heavy,, and, if those laid on by the government were the only... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 pages
...ruin th« VOL. vi. » country ? How shall we be ever able to pay them ? What would you advise us to?' Father Abraham stood up, and replied, ' If you would...round him, he proceeded as follows ' : ' Friends,' says he, ' the taxes are, indeed, very heavy; and if those laid on by the government were the only... | |
 | 1812 - 314 pages
...short: for "a word to the wise is enough: and many words would not fill a bushel," as poor Richaid says.' They joined in desiring him to speak his mind...him, he proceeded as follows: 'Friends,' said he, 'and neighbours, the taxes are indeed very heavy ; and if those laid on by the government were the... | |
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They joined in desiring him to speak his mind, and gathering round him, he proceeded as follows: " Friends," says he, " the taxes are, indeed, very heavy, and if those laid on by the government were the only ones we had to pay, we might more easily discharge... 
