 | Benjamin Franklin - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1834 - 206 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...extravagantly. I found the good man had thoroughly studied my Almanacs, and digested all I had dropped on those topics during the course of twenty five years. The... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American essays - 1834 - 310 pages
...hear Reason, she will •urely rap your knuckles.' " Thus the old gentleman ended his harrangue. The people heard it, and approved the doctrine, and immediately...contrary, just as if it had been a common sermon; lor the auction opened, and they began to buy extravagantly, notwithstanding all his cautions, and... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Economics - 1835 - 340 pages
...snrely rap yonr knnckles, " as poor Richard says. " Thns the old gentleman ended his harangne. The people heard it and approved the doctrine; and immediately practised the contrary, jnst as if it had heen a common sermon, for the anction opened, and they hegan to bny extravagantly.... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - Statesmen - 1836 - 584 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...extravagantly. I found the good man had thoroughly studied my Almanacs, and digested all I had dropped on these topics during the course of twenty-five years. The... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Autobiographical memory - 1837 - 356 pages
...harangue. The people heard it, and approved the doctrine, and immediately practised tlie ccnirary, just as if it had been a common sermon ; for the auction opened, and they began to buy extravagantly, notwithstanding all his cautions, and their own ftar of taxes. ] found the good man had thoroughly... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1840 - 624 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...a common sermon ; for the auction opened, and they ìgan to buy extravagantly. I found the good man lad thoroughly studied my Almanacs, and digested all... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Political science - 1840 - 342 pages
...the old gentleman ended his harangue. The people heard it, and approved the doctrine, and immedialely practised the contrary, just as if it had been a common...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... | |
 | Conduct of life - 1841 - 300 pages
...people heard it, and approved the doctrme, — and immediately practised the contrary, just as if » had been a common sermon; for the auction opened,...thoroughly studied my Almanacks, and digested all I had dropped on these topics during the course of twenty -five years. The frequent mention he made of me... | |
 | 1842 - 194 pages
...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, notwithstanding all his cautions, and their own fear of taxes. I found the good man had thoroughly... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1844 - 600 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...extravagantly. I found the good man had thoroughly studied my Almanacs, and digested all I had dropped on these topics during the course of twenty-five years. The... | |
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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. 
