 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1858 - 752 pages
...desiring him to speak his mind, and gathering round him, he proceeded as follows : — "Friends," said he, "the taxes are indeed very heavy, and, if those laid...cannot ease or deliver us, by allowing an abatement, llowever, let us hearken to good advice, and something may be done for us ; God helps them that help... | |
 | Ferdinand E. A. Gasc - French language - 1858 - 362 pages
...are taxed twice as much s by our idleness, three times as much by our pride, and four times as much0 by our folly ; and from these taxes the commissioners cannot ease or deliver us, by allowing au abatement.10 However, let us hearken to good advice, and something may be done for us ; ' God helps... | |
 | Hugh Stowell Brown - Baptists - 1859 - 428 pages
...truth, when in the exordium of his sermon, he said, "The taxes laid on by Government are very heavy, but we are taxed twice as much by our idleness — three...cannot ease or deliver us by allowing an abatement." There is a self-imposed taxation, of which we seldom think, but a taxation of enormous magnitude. If... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1859 - 812 pages
...discharge them ; but we have many others, and much more grievous to some of us. We are taxed twice aa much by our idleness, three times as much by our pride,...cannot ease or deliver us, by allowing an abatement. However, let us hearken to good advice, and something may he done for us ; God helps them that help... | |
 | Ferdinand E A. Gasc - 1860 - 360 pages
...are taxed twice as much8 by our idleness, three times as much by our pride, and four times as much9 by our folly ; and from these taxes the commissioners cannot ease or deliver us, by allowing an abatement.10 However, let us hearken to good advice, and something may be done for us ; ' God helps... | |
 | Robert Sullivan - 1861 - 532 pages
...there are few who do not learn by degrees to practise those crimes which they cease to censure. 25. The taxes are indeed very heavy; and if those laid...commissioners cannot ease or deliver us, by allowing nn abatement. 26. The common fluency of speech in many men, and most women, is owing to a scarcity... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1862 - 792 pages
...him to speak his mind, and, gathering round him, he proceeded as follows : — " Friends," said he, " the taxes are indeed very heavy, and, if those laid...cannot ease or deliver us, by allowing an abatement. However, let us hearken to good advice, and something may be done for us ; God helps them that help... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1862 - 796 pages
...we had to pay, we might more easily discharge them ; but we have many others, and much more gricvous to some of us. We are taxed twice as much by our idleness,...cannot ease or deliver us, by allowing an abatement. However, let us hearken to good advice, and something may be done for us ; God helps them that help... | |
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A word to the wise is enough, and many words wont fill a bushel, 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,... 
