 | Joseph Gostwick - American literature - 1856 - 338 pages
...surely rap your knuckles,' as Poor Richard says." ' Thus the old gentleman ended his harangue. The people heard it, and approved the doctrine, and immediately...had been a common sermon ; for the auction opened, aud they began to buy extravagantly. I found the good man had thoroughly studied my Almanacs, and digested... | |
 | William Chambers - Conduct of life - 1858 - 378 pages
...gentleman ended his harangue. The people heard it, and approved the doctrine, and immediately practised 329 the contrary, just as if it had been a common sermon...auction opened, and they began to buy extravagantly, notwithstanding all his cautions and their own fear of taxes. I found the good man had thoroughly studied... | |
 | Ferdinand E. A. Gasc - French language - 1858 - 362 pages
...gentleman ended his harangue. The people heard it, and approved the doctrine, and immediately practised9 the contrary, just as if it had been a common sermon ; for the auction opened, and they began to buy10 extravagantly, notwithstanding all his cautious, and their own fear of taxes. I found11 the good... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1864 - 260 pages
...not hear Reason, she will surelv rap your knuckles." Thus the old gentleman ended his harangue. The people heard it, and approved the doctrine, and immediately...auction opened, and they began to buy extravagantly, notwithstanding all his cautions, and their own fear of taxes. I found the good man had thoroughly... | |
 | Ackworth sch - 1865 - 442 pages
...not hear reason, she will surely rap your knuckles." ' Thus the old gentleman ended his harangue. The people heard it, and approved the doctrine, and immediately...auction opened and they began to buy extravagantly. THE FAVOURITE HARES. COWPER, 1731—1800. IN the year 1774, being much indisposed both in mind and... | |
 | Joseph Edwards Carpenter - 1866 - 236 pages
...will surely rap your knuckles,' as Poor Richard says." Thus the old gentleman ended his harangue. The people heard it, and approved the doctrine, and immediately...thoroughly studied my almanacks, and digested all I had dropped on those topics during the course of twenty-five years. The frequent mention he made of me... | |
 | William H. Ablett - Commerce - 1867 - 94 pages
...surely rap your knuckles,' as poor Richard says.' " Thus the old gentleman ended his harangue. The people heard it, and approved the doctrine, and immediately practised the contrary, just as if it j had been a common sermon ; for the auction opened, and they began to buy extravagantly. I found the... | |
 | Henry Barnard - Education - 1872 - 984 pages
...gentleman ended his harangue. The people heard it, and approved the doctrine, and immediately practiced the contrary, just as if it had been a common sermon;...extravagantly. I found the good man had' thoroughly studied my Almanac, and digested all I had dropped on these topics during the course of twenty-five years. The... | |
 | Henry Barnard - Education - 1872 - 988 pages
...the doctrine, and immediately practiced the contrary, just as if it had been a common sermon ;rfor the auction opened, and they began to buy extravagantly. I found the good man had thoroughly studied my Almanac, and digested all I had dropped on these tópica during the course of twenty-five years. The... | |
 | Godfrey Golding - 1873 - 348 pages
...will surely rap your knuckles, as poor Richard says.' "Thus the old gentleman ended his harangue. The people heard it and approved the doctrine ; and immediately...contrary, just as if it had been a common sermon, for the auctioneer opened, and they began to buy extravagantly. I found the good man had thoroughly studied... | |
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Thus the old gentleman ended his harangue. The people heard it, and approved the doctrine, and immediately practised the contrary, just as if it had been a common sermon ; for 'the auction opened, and they began to buy extravagantly. 
