 | Orville Luther Holley - 1848 - 522 Seiten
...by the government were the only ones we had to pay, we might more easily discharge them; but wenhave many others, and much more grievous to some of us....our folly ; and from these taxes the commissioners can not ease or deliver us, by allowing an abatement. However, let us hearken to good advice, and something... | |
 | Robert Bailey Thomas - 1860 - 628 Seiten
...very heavy : and if those laid on hy the govern nient were the only ones we had to pay, we might more easily discharge them ; but we have many others, and...much more grievous to some of us. We are taxed twice a» much by our idleness, three times as much by our pride, and four times as ranch by our folly; ahd... | |
 | Robert Joseph Sullivan - 1850 - 524 Seiten
...very heavy ; and if those laid on by the government were the only ones we had to pay, we might more easily discharge them ; but we have many others, and...cannot ease or deliver us, by allowing an abatement. 26. The common fluency of speech in many men, and most women, is owing to a scarcity of matter, and... | |
 | 1853 - 446 Seiten
...very heavy ; and if those laid on by the government were the only ones we had to pay, we might more easily discharge them ; but we have many others, and...However, let us hearken to good advice, and something may be done for us : ' God helps them that help themselves,' as Poor Richard says. "1. It would be... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1853 - 522 Seiten
...very heavy, and, if those laid on by the government were the only ones we had to pay, we might more easily discharge them ; but we have many others, and...However, let us hearken to good advice, and something may be done for us. ' God helps them that help themselves,' as poor Richard says. " 1. It would be... | |
 | Tryon Edwards - 1853 - 442 Seiten
...very heavy ; and if those laid on by the government were the only ones we had to pay, we might more easily discharge them ; but we have many others, and"...cannot ease or deliver us, by allowing an abatement. — Franklin. TAXING. — Taxing is an easy business. Any projector can contrive new impositions ;... | |
 | William Chambers - 1853 - 858 Seiten
...discharge them: but we have many others, and I much more grievous to some of us. We are taxed twice аз much by our idleness, three times as much by our pride,...However, let us hearken to good advice, and something may be done for Ha : ' God helps them that help themselves,' as poor Richard says in his Almanac. '<... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1853 - 308 Seiten
...very heavy ; and if those laid on by the government were the only ones we had to pay, we might more easily discharge them ; but we have many others, and...times as much by our pride, and four times as much liy our folly ; and from these taxes the commissioners cannot east: or deliver us, by allowing an abatement.... | |
 | Ludwig Herrig - 1854 - 580 Seiten
...very heavy, and, if those laid on by the government were the only ones we had to pay, we might more easily discharge them; but we have many others, and...much more grievous to some of us. We are taxed twice äs much by our idleness, three times äs much by our pride, and- four times äs much by our folly;... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1855 - 402 Seiten
...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 others, and...However, let us hearken to good advice, and something may be done for us; 'God helps them that help themselves,' as poor Richard says in his almanac. " It... | |
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... as Poor Richard says." They joined in desiring him to speak his mind, and gathering round him, he proceeded as follows; "Friends," says he, and neighbours, "the taxes are indeed very heavy, and if those laid on by the Government were the only ones... 
