| Benjamin Franklin - American essays - 1834 - 312 pages
...that I met hy the way in the hands of another hoy, I voluntarily offered him all my money for one. I then came home, and went whistling all over the house, much pleased with my whistle, hut disturhing all the family. My hrothers, and sisters, and cousins, understanding the hargain I hnd... | |
| Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - Statesmen - 1836 - 584 pages
...I met by the way in the hands of another boy, I voluntarily offered and gave all my money for one. I then came home, and went whistling all over the...told me I had given four times as much for it as it was worth ; put me in mind what good things I might have bought with the rest of the money ; and laughed... | |
| Tamil language - 1836 - 106 pages
...met by the way, I voluntarily offered him all my money for it. I came home, and went whistling about the house, much pleased with my whistle, but disturbing...told me I had given four times as much for it as it was worth. This put me in mind of what good things I might have bought with the rest of the money;... | |
| Lindley Murray - Children - 1836 - 290 pages
...of another boy, I voluntarily offered him all my money for it. I then came home, and went whistling over the house, much pleased with my whistle, but...sisters, and cousins, understanding the bargain I bad made, told me I had given four times as much for it as it was worth. This put me in mind what good... | |
| Readers - 1836 - 104 pages
...met by the way, I voluntarily offered him all my money for it. 1 came home, and went whistling about the house, much pleased with my whistle, but disturbing...the family. My brothers, and sisters, and cousins, under• standing the bargain I had made, told me I had given four times as much for it as it was worth.... | |
| Caleb Bingham - Readers - 1837 - 242 pages
...never, never be happy, while I retain any memory of the ills I have caused ! • THE WHISTLE. » V HEN I was a child, at seven years old, says Dr. Franklin,...told me, I had given four times as much for it as it was worth.* 3. This put me in mind of what good things I might have bought with the rest of the money.... | |
| Henry Butter - 1839 - 190 pages
...whistle, but disturbing all the family with its noise. My brothers and sisters, on my telling them the bargain I had made, told me I had given four times as much for it as it was worth. This put me in mind how many good things I might have bought with the rest of the money;... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - Inventors - 1839 - 268 pages
...whistle, hut disturhing all the family. My hrothers, and sisters, and cousins, understanding the hargain I had made, told me I had given four times as much for it as it was worth. This put me in mind what good things I might have hought with the rest ot the money ; and... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1839 - 96 pages
...voluntarily offered him all my money for one. I then eame home, and went whistling all over the house, mueh pleased with my whistle, but disturbing all the family. My brothers, and sisters, and eousins, understanding the bargain I had made, told me I had given four times as mueh for it as it... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - Political science - 1840 - 342 pages
...that I met by the way in the hands of another boy, I voluntarily offered him all my money for one. I then came home, and went whistling all over the...told me I had given four times as much for it as it was worth. This put me in mind what good things I might have bought with the rest of the money ; and... | |
| |