 | 1889 - 854 pages
...country ? How shall we ever be 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, for, A word to the wise is enough, as poor Richard - v> ' They joined in desiring him to speak... | |
 | John Kneeland, Henry Nathan Wheeler - 1891 - 508 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, and Many words won't fill a bushel, as Poor Richard says."... | |
 | Ainsworth Rand Spofford, Charles Gibbon - 1893 - 518 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... | |
 | Franklin Reinhardt Heath - 1896 - 296 pages
...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 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 his... | |
 | Charles Dudley Warner - 1896 - 462 pages
...country ? How shall we ever be able to pay them ? What would you advise us to ? a 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... | |
 | Franklin Reinhardt Heath - 1903 - 288 pages
...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 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 his... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1896 - 220 pages
...country ? How shall we ever be 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 to you in short ; for A word to the wise is enough, as Poor Richard says." They joined in desiring... | |
 | 1898 - 264 pages
...country ? How shall we ever be 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 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... 
