 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1862 - 792 pages
...him to speak his mind, and, gathering round him, he proceeded as follows : — " Friends," said 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... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1862 - 796 pages
...we had to pay, we might more easily discharge them ; but we have many others, and much more gricvous to some of us. We are taxed twice as much by our idleness,...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... | |
 | Wise sayings - 1864 - 394 pages
...orator. Lecture on the Cultivation of Taste. HUGH BLAIR. TAXES and TAXATION. " 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... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1864 - 260 pages
...his mind ; and, gathering round him, tie proceeded as follows : * Friends (says he) and neighbors, 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... | |
 | Great Britain. Committee on Education - 1864 - 200 pages
...on by the government were the only ones we had to pay, we might more easily discharge them ; but wo have many others, and much more grievous to some of...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... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1865 - 798 pages
...more easily discharge them ; but we have many others, and much more grievous to some of us. We arc taxed twice as much by our idleness, three times as...cannot ease or deliver us, by allowing an abatement. However, let us hearken to good advice, and something may bo done for us ; God helps them that help... | |
 | Ackworth sch - 1865 - 442 pages
...idleness, three times as much by our pride, and four times as much by our folly and self-indulgence, and from these taxes the commissioners 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... | |
 | Joseph Edwards Carpenter - 1866 - 236 pages
...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... | |
 | 1866 - 578 pages
...but we have many others, and much more grievous to some of us. We are taxed twice as much by our own idleness, three times as much by our pride, and four...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... | |
 | William H. Ablett - 1867 - 94 pages
...much by our idleness, three times as much by our pride, and four times as much by our folly ; and for these taxes the commissioners 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 those 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,... 
