 | 1826 - 440 pages
...mind ; and, gathering round him, he proceeded as follows : — "Friends (says he) and neighbours — The taxes are indeed very heavy ; and if those laid...cannot ease or deliver us, by allowing an abatement. However, let us hearken to good advice, and something may be done for us ; ' God helps them that help... | |
 | 1826 - 422 pages
...others, and much more grievous to some of us. — We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, tUree times as much by our pride, and four times as much...cannot ease or deliver us, by allowing an abatement. However, let us hearken to good advice, and something may be done for us ; ' God helps them that help... | |
 | Laconics - 1829 - 390 pages
...our pride, and tour times as much by our folly; and from these taxes the commissioners cannot case or deliver us, by allowing an abatement. — Franklin....body is ready to give up; it is no self-denial in Mm to be modest, to mingle with the multitude, that would open to make way for him, to take the lowest... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - 1830 - 336 pages
...desiring him to speak his mind, and gathering round him, he proceeded as follows : 4 " Friends, says he, the taxes are, indeed, very heavy ; and if those laid...cannot ease or deliver us, by allowing an abatement. However, let us hearken to good advice, and something may be done for us; 'God helps them that help... | |
 | 1832 - 220 pages
...desiring him to speak his mind, and gathering round him, he proceeded as follows : "Friends," says he, "the taxes are indeed very heavy ; and, if those laid...cannot ease or deliver us by allowing an abatement. However, let us hearken to good advice, and something may be done for us ; ' God helps them that help... | |
 | 1833 - 310 pages
...whatever language they may have been written." THE taxes are indeed heavy ; and if those laid on by government, were the only ones we had to pay, we might...commissioners cannot ease or deliver us by allowing anj abatement. — FRAN KLIN. 82 BOUNDLESSNESS OF THE CREATION. ABOUT the time of the invention of... | |
 | 1833 - 814 pages
...discharge them ; — but we have many others, and much more grievous to some of us. We arc taxed twice &s much by our idleness, three times as much by our pride,...commissioners cannot ease or deliver us by allowing any abatement. — FRANKLIN. 82 83 BOUNDLESSNESS OF THE CREATION. ABOUT the time of the invention of... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1834 - 206 pages
...desiring him to speak his mind, and, gathering around him, he proceeded as follows : " Friend," says he, " the taxes are indeed very heavy ; and if those laid...cannot ease or deliver us by allowing an abatement. However, let us hearken to good advice, and something may be done for us ; ' God helps them that help... | |
 | 1834 - 440 pages
...laid on by government, were the only ones we 'had to pay, we might more easily discharge them;—but we have many others, and much more grievous to some...commissioners cannot ease or deliver us by allowing any abatement.—FEANKLIN. THE HORN OF THE ALPS. WHAT time, behind the distant rock, Slow sinks the... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1834 - 310 pages
...them ; but we have ma. in others, and much more grievous to some of us. ' We are taxed twice as mucn by our idleness, three times as much by our pride,...cannot ease or deliver us, by allowing an abatement. However, let us hearken to good advice, and something may be done for us ; * God helps them that help... | |
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A word to the wise is enough, and many words wont fill a bushel, as Poor Richard says." They joined in desiring him to speak his mind, and gathering round him, he proceeded as follows; "Friends," says he, and neighbours, "the taxes are indeed very heavy,... 
