 | Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - Statesmen - 1836
...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 - 328 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
...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 ́gan to buy extravagantly. I found the good man lad thoroughly studied my Almanacs, and digested all... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Political science - 1840 - 320 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 - 275 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... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Indians of North America - 1842 - 180 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... | |
 | Poul P. M. Pedersen - Danish poetry - 1844 - 580 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... | |
 | ...worship what idols they please. LV. A PRACTICAL DISCOURSE. 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. — Poor Richard. The story is told of a clergyman, who on taking the living of a drunken village,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1846 - 304 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 practised the contrary, just as if it had heen a common sermon ; for the auction opened, and they hegan to huy extravagantly, notwithstanding... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1846 - 224 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 practised the contrary, just as if it had heen a common sermon ; for the auction opened, and they hegan to huy extra v.igantly, notwithstanding... | |
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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. 
