 | James Parton - 1864 - 668 strani
...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 strani
...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 strani
...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 strani
...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 strani
...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 strani
...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 strani
...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 strani
...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 strani
...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 - 988 strani
...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 Abra* ham, what think you of the timee? Will not these heavy taxes quite ruin the country? how shall... | |
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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,... 
