 | William Torrey Harris, Andrew Jackson Rickoff, Mark Bailey - 1879 - 508 Seiten
...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...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 topics... | |
 | sir Robert Harry Inglis Palgrave - 1882 - 250 Seiten
...not hear Reason, she will surely rap your knuckles." ' 9. Thus the old gentleman ended his harangue. The people heard it, and approved the doctrine, and...notwithstanding all his cautions, and their own fear of taxes. However, I resolved to be the better for the echo of his words ; and though I had at first determined... | |
 | 1882 - 630 Seiten
...she 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...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 topics... | |
 | Osgood Eaton Fuller - 1884 - 564 Seiten
...gentleman ended his harangue. The peopie heard it, and approved the doctrine, and immediately practiced the contrary, just as if it had been a common sermon ; for the auction ojwned, and they began to buy extravagantly. I found the good man had thoroughly studied my Almanac,... | |
 | Improved illustrated reader - 1885 - 266 Seiten
...not hear reason, she will surely rap your knuckles.'" 11. Thus the old gentleman ended his harangue. The people heard it, and approved the doctrine, and...auction opened and they began to buy extravagantly. — Dr. Franklin. SUMMARY. — This selection is made up in a great measure of proverbs for popular... | |
 | Ludwig Herrig - 1885 - 752 Seiten
...she will surely rap your knuckles,' as poor Richard says.' Thus the old gentleman ended his harangue. n bower, Or woman, man, or child. 20 And extravagantly.—I found the good man had thoroughly studied my almanacs, and digested all I had dropt... | |
 | Frank McAlpine - 1886 - 456 Seiten
...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;...auction opened, and they began to buy extravagantly. I found the good man had thoroughly studied Almanack, and digested all I had dropped on these topics... | |
 | John Bach McMaster - 1887 - 326 Seiten
...she 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...auction opened, and they began to buy extravagantly. I found the good man had thoroughly studied my almanacs, and digested all I had dropped on these topics... | |
 | Stedman, Edmund C. and Hutchinson Ellen M. - 1888 - 566 Seiten
...she 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...auction opened, and they began to buy extravagantly. I found the good man had thoroughly studied my Almanacs, and digested all I had dropped on these topics... | |
 | Brander Matthews - 1892 - 210 Seiten
...maxims were all massed together, Franklin tells us that "thus the old gentleman ended his harangue. The people heard it and approved the doctrine ; and...contrary, just as if it had been a common sermon." THREE AMERICAN ESSAYISTS 5HOEVER wishes to attain an English style, familiar but not coarse, and elegant... | |
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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. 
