 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - Periodicals - 1780 - 614 pages
...country ? How fhall we ever be able to pay them ? What would you advife us to I" Father Abraham frood up, and replied, * If you would have my advice, I...joined in defiring him to fpeak his mind, and gathering rouod him, he proceeded as follows ; * Friends, fays, he, the taxes are, indeed, very heavy, and, if... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - Periodicals - 1780 - 614 pages
...country ? How (hall we ever be able to pay them ? What would you advife us to?" Father Abraham (food up, and replied, ' If you would have my advice, I...Poor Richard fays.' They joined in defiring him to (pea It his mind, and gathering rouud him, he proceeded as follows ; * Friends, fays, he, the taxes... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - Books - 1780 - 612 pages
...country ? How (hall we ever be able to pay them ? What would you advife us to ?" Father Abraham flood up, and replied, * If you would have my advice, I...for a word to the wife is enough," as Poor Richard hys.' They joined in defiring him to fpeak his mind, and gathering round him, he proceeded as follows... | |
 | several hands - 1780 - 612 pages
...advife us to ?" Father Abraham (food up, and replied, ' If .you would have .my advice, I will jgive it you in fhort; " for a word to the wife is enough," as Poor Richard fays.' They joined in defiriug him to fpeak his mind, and gathering round him, he proceeded as follows : ' Friends, fays... | |
 | James Anderson - Scotland - 1791 - 422 pages
...wdSffiTyou advife us to?" Father Abraham flood up, and replied,— " If you'd have my advice, I'll give it you in fhort : " For a word to the wife is enough ; and many words won't fill a bufhel," as poor Richard fays." They joined in defiring him to fpeak... | |
 | Gleaner - 1805 - 426 pages
...? How shall we be ever able to pay them ? What would you advise us to?'- — -Father Abraham stood up, and replied, 'if you would have my advice, I will give it you in short; "for a word to the wise is enough," as poor Richard says. They joined in desiring him to speak... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1806 - 590 pages
...country ? How shall we ever be able to pay them ? What would you advise us to ?' — Father Abraham stood up, and replied, ' If you would have my advice, I will give it you in short, " for a word to the wise is enough," as Poor Richard says.' They joined in desiring him to speak... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 586 pages
...country? How shall we ever be able to pay them? What would you advise us to ?"—FatherAbraham stood up, and replied, ' If you would have my advice, I will give it you in short, " for a word to the wise is enough," ' as poor Richard says,' They joined in desiring him to... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 pages
...country ? How shall we be ever able to pay them ? What would you advise us to?' Father Abraham stood up, and replied, ' If you would have my advice, I will give it you in short ; " for a word to the wise is enough," as Poor Richard says.' They joined in desiring him to... | |
 | James Plumptre - English drama - 1812 - 424 pages
...country ? How shall we be ever able to pay them ? What would you advise us to ? Neighbour Wiseman stood up, and replied, If you would have my advice, I will give it to you in short, for " A word to the wise is enough," as Poor Richard says. They joined in desiring... | |
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... badness of the times; and 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 these heavy taxes quite ruin the country? How shall we ever be able to pay them? What would... 
