 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,...  Select Pieces - Página 2por Benjamin Franklin - 1804 - 59 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | James Parton - 1864 - 668 páginas
...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...heavy taxes quite ruin the country ? How shall we ever be able to pay them? What would you advise us to do?' Father Abraham stood up and replied, ' If... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1864 - 260 páginas
...an auction 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...Pray, father Abraham, what think you of the times * Won't these heavy taxes quite ruin the country? How shall we be ever able to pay them ? What would... | |
 | Great Britain. Committee on Education - 1864 - 200 páginas
...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 white looks, " Pray, father Abraham, what think you of the times ? Will not those heavy taxes quite ruin... | |
 | Ackworth sch - 1865 - 442 páginas
...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...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... | |
 | Charles Walton Sanders - 1866 - 396 páginas
...auction of merchant's 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...times ? Will not these heavy taxes quite ruin the coiintry? How shall we ever be able to pay them '! What would you advise us to d6 ?" 2. Father Abraham... | |
 | Joseph Edwards Carpenter - 1866 - 236 páginas
...auction of merchant's 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...father Abraham, what think you of the times ? Will not those heavy taxes quite ruin, the country ? How shall we be ever able to pay them? What would you advise... | |
 | 1866 - 578 páginas
...he represents a plain, clean old man with white locks, called " Father Abraham," as being asked, " Will not these heavy taxes .quite ruin the country? How shall we ever be able to pay them?" Father Abraham replied, " Friends, the taxes are indeed very heavy ; and... | |
 | William H. Ablett - 1867 - 94 páginas
...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...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;'... | |
 | Ephraim Hunt - 1872 - 658 páginas
...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...heavy taxes 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... | |
 | Henry Barnard - 1872 - 984 páginas
...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 white locks, "Pray, father Abrabam, what think you of the times? Will not these heavy taxes fjuite ruin the country? how shall... | |
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