 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, with...  Essays and Letters - Page 74by Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 340 pagesFull view - About this book
 | American wit and humor - 1907 - 374 pages
...horse lately where a great number of people were collected at a vendue of merchant's goods. The hour of sale not being come, they were conversing on the badness...clean old man with white locks, "Pray, Father Abraham, what think you of the times? Won't these heavy taxes quite ruin the country ? How shall we ever be... | |
 | English language - 1896 - 292 pages
...will be a slave. EXERCISE 158. Copy the following, punctuating a?id using capitals where necessary. one of the company called to a plain 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... | |
 | David Josiah Brewer - English literature - 1908 - 454 pages
...lately where a great number of people were collected at an auction of merchants' goods. The hour of sale not being come, they were conversing on the badness...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... | |
 | English literature - 1909 - 418 pages
...lately, where a great number of people were collected at a Vendue [sale] of Merchant's 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 clean old man, with white locks, “Pray, Father ABRAHAM! what do you think of the Times? Won't these... | |
 | William B. Cairns - American literature - 1909 - 528 pages
...Judge, then how much I must have been gratified by an Incident I am going to relate to you. I stopt my Horse lately where a great Number of People were collected at a Vendue of Merchant Goods. The Hour of Sale not being come, they were conversing on the Badness of... | |
 | Literature - 1910 - 272 pages
...horse lately where a great number of people were collected at a vendue of merchant's goods. The hour of sale not being come, they were conversing on the badness...old man with white locks, " Pray, Father Abraham, what think you of the times ? Won't these heavy taxes quite ruin the country ? How shall we ever be... | |
 | John Lawson Stoddard - Anthologies - 1913 - 494 pages
...Judge then how much I must have been gratified by an Incident I am going to relate to you. I stopt my Horse lately where a great Number of people were collected at a Vendue of Merchant Goods. The Hour of Sale not being come, they were conversing on the Badness of... | |
 | Andrew Carnegie - Business - 1911 - 446 pages
...stopped my horse lately where a great number of people were collected at an auction of a merchant's goods. The hour of the sale not being come, they were...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... | |
 | Readers - 1912 - 332 pages
...I stopped my horse lately where a great number of people were collected at an auction of merchant's goods. The hour of the sale not being come, they were...old man, with white locks : " Pray, Father Abraham, what do you think of the times ? Will not these heavy taxes quite ruin the country ? How shall we ever... | |
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