 | 1797 - 522 sayfa
...follows, • : ' Friends," fays he, * the taxes are, indes!, very heavy; and, if thofe laid on by th: government were the only ones we had to pay, we might more eafily difcharge ther. : but we have many others, and much more grievous to fome of us. We are tuti... | |
 | 1802 - 348 sayfa
...him, he proceeded as follows : " FRIENDS, fays he, the taxes are, indeed, very heavy; and, if thofe laid on by the government, were the only ones we had to pay, we might more eafily difcharge them ; but we have many others, and much more grievous to fome of us. We are taxed... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1804 - 78 sayfa
...speak his mind: and, gathering round him, he proceeded as follows: 'Friends,' said he, 'and neighbours, the taxes are indeed very heavy ; and if those laid...discharge them ; but we have many others, and much more grevious to some of us. We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three times as much by our pride,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 590 sayfa
...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 on by the government were the only ones we bad to pay, we might more easily discharge them ; but we have many others, and much more grievous to... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 586 sayfa
...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 on by the government were the only ones he had to pay, we might more easily discharge them; but we have many others, and much more grievous... | |
 | 1812 - 314 sayfa
...his mind : and, gathering round him, he proceeded as follows: 'Friends,' said he, 'and neighbours, the taxes are indeed very heavy ; and if those laid...discharge them; but we have many others, and much more grevious to some of us. We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three times as much by our pride,... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 sayfa
...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...government were the only ones we had to pay, we might mote easily discharge them ; but we may have many others, and much more grievous to some of us. We... | |
 | James Plumptre - 1812 - 424 sayfa
...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 on by government were the only ones we had to pay, we might more easily discharge them : but we have many... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 360 sayfa
...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...grievous to some of us. We are taxed twice as much by qur idleness, three times as much by our pride, and four times as much by our folly ; and from these... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1821 - 232 sayfa
...round him, he proceeded as follows : " Friends," says he, " the taxes are, indeed, very heavy, mid if those laid on by the government were the only ones...twice as much by our idleness, three times as much by oar pride, and four times as much by our folly; and from these taxes the commissioners cannot ease... | |
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I will give it to you in short: for ' a word to the wise is enough,' as poor Richard says." They joined in desiring him G 2. to speak his mind, and gathering round him, he proceeded as follows :— " Friends," says he, " the taxes are indeed very heavy... 
