 Would you not say, that you were free, have a right to dress as you please, and that such an edict would be a breach of your privileges, and such a government tyrannical ? And yet you are about to put yourself under that tyranny, when you run in  Essays and Letters - Page 81by Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 340 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Benjamin Franklin, Jonathan Edwards - American literature - 1920 - 424 pages
...Edict forbidding you to dress like a Gentleman or a Gentlewoman, on Pain of Imprisoninentor Servitude? Would you not say, that you were free, have a Right...to put yourself under that tyranny, when you run in Debt for such Dress! Your Creditor has Authority, at his Pleasure to deprive you of your Liberty, by... | |
 | Charles Herbert Sylvester - Anthologies - 1922 - 518 pages
...like a gentleman or gentlewoman, on pain of imprisonment or servitude? Would you not say that you are free, have a right to dress as you please, and that such an edict would be a breach of j'our privileges and such a government tyrannical? And yet you are about to put yourself under such... | |
 | Rollo La Verne Lyman, Howard Copeland Hill - Readers - 1925 - 748 pages
...government which should forbid you to dress like a gentleman or a gentlewoman, on pain of finprison.ment? Would you not say that you were free, have a right...tyrannical? And yet you are about to put yourself under such a tyranny, when you run into debt for such a dress. Your creditor has authority to impose upon... | |
 | William Peterfield Trent, Benjamin Willis Wells - American literature - 1903 - 1042 pages
...like a gentleman or gentlewoman, on pain of imprisonment or servitude ? Would you not say that you are free, have a right to dress as you please, and that...tyrannical ? And yet you are about to put yourself under such tyranny, when you run in debt for such dress. Your creditor has authority, at his pleasure, to... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Biography & Autobiography - 1998 - 404 pages
...a Gentleman or a Gentlewoman, on Pain of Imprisonment or Servitude? Would you not say, that you are free, have a Right to dress as you please, and that...to put yourself under that Tyranny when you run in Debt for such Dress! Your Creditor has Authority at his Pleasure to deprive you of your Liberty, by... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Biography & Autobiography - 2003 - 588 pages
...a gentleman or a gentlewoman, on pain of imprisonment or servitude? Would you not say, that you are free, have a right to dress as you please, and that...to put yourself under that tyranny when you run in debt for such dress! Your creditor has authority at his pleasure to deprive you of your liberty¿ by... | |
 | Walter Isaacson - Biography & Autobiography - 2005 - 576 pages
...a gentleman or a gentlewoman, on pain of imprisonment or servitude? Would you not say, that you are free, have a right to dress as you please, and that...to put yourself under that tyranny when you run in debt for such dress! Your creditor has authority at his pleasure to deprive you of your liberty, by... | |
 | Erin Barrett, Jack Mingo - Self-Help - 2004 - 132 pages
...edict forbidding you to dress like a gentleman or gentlewoman, on pain of imprisonment or servitude? Would you not say, that you were free, have a right...tyrannical? And yet you are about to put yourself under such tyranny, when you run in debt for such dress! Your creditor has authority, at his pleasure, to... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Biography & Autobiography - 2004 - 446 pages
...a Gentleman or a Gentlewoman, on Pain of Imprisonment or Servitude? Would you not say, that you are free, have a Right to dress as you please, and that...to put yourself under that Tyranny when you run in Debt for such Dress! Your Creditor has Authority at his Pleasure to deprive you of your Liberty, by... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Reference - 2004 - 320 pages
...a Gentleman or a Gentlewoman, on Pain of Imprisonment or Servitude? Would you not say, that you are free, have a Right to dress as you please, and that...to put yourself under that Tyranny when you run in Debt for such Dress! Your Creditor has Authority at his Pleasure to deprive you of your Liberty, by... | |
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