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,... Monthly Review; Or Literary Journal Enlarged - Seite 194herausgegeben von - 1780Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| 1882 - 630 Seiten
...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 whit« locks, "Pray, father Abraham, what think you of the times? Will not those heavy taxes quite... | |
| Osgood Eaton Fuller - 1884 - 564 Seiten
...auction of merchants' goods. The hour of the eale not being come, they were conversing on the badness of the times; and one of the company called to a plain,...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... | |
| Fortunate men - 1884 - 192 Seiten
...which gradually- attained a world- wide famo. 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 these heavy taxes quite ruin the country ? How shall we ever be able to pay them ? What would you advise... | |
| Esther J. Trimble Lippincott - 1884 - 536 Seiten
...From POOR RICHARD'S ALMANAC. 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,...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... | |
| Ludwig Herrig - 1885 - 752 Seiten
...auction of merchants' goods. The hour of the sale not being come, they were conversing on the badness o to his grave, Midst the dew-fall of a nation's tears!...of home may soothing shine, And light him down the these heavy taxes quite ruin bear any share in the public expenses, which he f*t nettled to the satisfaction... | |
| Improved illustrated reader - 1885 - 266 Seiten
...merchants' goods. The hour of the sale not being come, they were conversing on the badness of the times. One of the company called to a plain, clean old man,...Pray, father Abraham, what think you of the times 1 Will not those heavy taxes quite ruin the country ? How shall we ever be able to pay them ? What... | |
| Frank McAlpine - 1886 - 456 Seiten
...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 plain,...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... | |
| W & R CHAMBERS - 1887 - 238 Seiten
...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 plain,...with white locks: ' Pray, father Abraham, what think ye of the times ? Won't these heavy taxes quite ruin the country ? How shall we be ever able to pay... | |
| Stedman, Edmund C. and Hutchinson Ellen M. - 1888 - 566 Seiten
...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 these heavy taxes quite ruin the country ? How shall we ever be able to pay them ? What would you advise... | |
| 1889 - 854 Seiten
...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 plain, clean old man with fbite locks, ' Pray, Father Abraham, what think yon of the times ? Will not these heavy taxes quite... | |
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