 | Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1804 - 78 pages
...merchant. Well Hans, said I, I hope you have agreed to give more than four shillings a-pound. No, said he, I cannot give so much, I cannot give more than...three and sixpence. This made it clear to me that ray suspicion was right ; and that whatever they pretended «f meeting to learn good things, the real... | |
 | Richard Snowden - America - 1805 - 398 pages
...out.... Well Hans (says I)t " I hope you have agreed to give me more than four shil" lings a pound." " No (says he), I cannot give so much, " I cannot give more than three shillings and six pence." " I then spoke to several other dealers, but they all sung " the same song, three-and-six-pence,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1807 - 310 pages
...my merchant. ' Well Hang," says I, ' I hope you agreed to give more than four shillings a pound.' < No," says he, ' I cannot give so much, I cannot give more thaa three shillings and six-pence ' I then spoke to several other dealers, but they all sung the same... | |
 | Richard Snowden - America - 1809 - 396 pages
.....Well Hans (&ays I,) I hope you have agreed .** to give me more than four shillings a pound." i;No " (says he), I cannot give so much, I cannot give more " than three shillings and six pence." I then spoke to se. -u veral other dealers, but they all snug the Ame song. >* tlu.es.and.six.pence,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1810 - 292 pages
...thftn four shillings a pound.' No, ' says he,' I cannoi give more than three shilling and six pence.' I then spoke to several other dealers, but they all sung the same song, tnrcc and six pence, three and six piiuce. 1'liis made it clear to me that my suspicion was right;... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American essays - 1811 - 196 pages
...my merchant. ' Well Hans,' says I, ' I hope you agreed to give more than four shillings a pound.' ' No,' says he, ' I cannot give so much, I cannot give...sung the same song, three and six.pence, three and six. pence. This made it clear to me that my suspicion was right ; and that whatever they pretended... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American essays - 1811 - 190 pages
...give more than four shillings a pound.' ' No,' says he, ' I cannot give so much, I cannot give inore than three shillings and six-pence.' I then spoke...sung .the same song, three and six-pence, three and six- pence. This made it clear to me that my suspicion was right ; and that whatever they pretended... | |
 | 1812 - 314 pages
...merchant. Well Hans, said I, I hope you have agreed to give more than four shillings a-pound. No, said he, I cannot give so much, I cannot give more than...sung the same song, three and sixpence, three and six pence. This made it clear to me that my suspicion was right ; and that whatever they pretended... | |
 | Richard Snowden - America - 1813 - 350 pages
...says I, I hope you have agreed to give me more than four shil'' lings a pound.' ' No,' says he, ' 1 cannot give so much, I cannot " give more than three shillings and six pence.' I then spoke to " several other dealers, but they all sung the same song, thret" and-six-pence,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 610 pages
...Well, Hans,' said I, 1 I hope you have agreed to give more than four shillings a pound.' ' No,' said he, ' I cannot give so much : I cannot give more than...several other dealers, but they all sung the same song, — 1 three and sixpence — three and sixpence.' This made it clear to me that my suspicion was right... | |
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I cannot give so much. I cannot give more than three shillings and sixpence.' I then spoke to several other dealers, but they all sung the same song, three and sixpence. 
