 | Benjamin Franklin Ells - American literature - 1778 - 392 pages
...being come, they were conversing on the badness of the timesjand one of the company called to aplaiu 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 ever be able to pay them? What would you advise... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 1853 - 446 pages
...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...ever able to pay them? What would you advise us to do ? " Father Abraham stood up, and replied, " If you would have my advice, I will give it you in short... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Inventors - 1853 - 522 pages
...preface. 30* 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...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... | |
 | 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
...great number of people were collected, at an auction of merchant's goods. The hour of the sale not being come, they were conversing on the badness of...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
...collected and digested in the above preface. 30* auction of merchant's goods. The hour of the sale not being come, they were conversing on the badness of...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... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1855 - 402 pages
...where a great number of people were collected at an auction of merchant's goods. The hour of sale not being come, they were conversing on the badness of...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
...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...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,... 
