 | British prose literature - 1821 - 356 pages
...my whistle, but disturbing all the family. My brothers, and sisters, and cousins, understanding the bargain I had made, told me I had given four times...what good things I might have bought with the rest of the money ; and they langhed at me so much for my folly, that I cried with vexation ; and the reflection... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1821 - 232 pages
...all the family. My brothers, and sixers, and cousin:, understanding the bargain I had made, told me 1 had given four times as much for it as it was worth....what good things I might have bought with the rest of the money; and they laughed at me 99 much for my folly, that I cried with vexation ; and the reflection... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1821 - 232 pages
...the family. My brothers, and sisters, and cousins, understanding the bargain I had made, told me 1 had given four times as much for it as it was worth. This put m,: in mind what good things I might have hought with the rest of the money; and they laughed at me... | |
 | Mason Locke Weems - Statesmen - 1822 - 272 pages
...my whistle; but disturbing all the family. iMy brothers, and sisters, and cousins, understanding 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 whaf good things, I might have bought wilh the rest of my money; and they laughed at me so much, for... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1824 - 170 pages
...My brothers, and sisters, and cousinS|Und|l%tanding the bargain I had made, told me I had gi^!n"lMr times as much for it as it was worth. This put me...what good things I might have bought with the rest ofthe money ; and they laughed at me so much for my folly, that I cried with vexation. 3. My reflections... | |
 | English wit & humor - 1825 - 204 pages
...bargain I had made, told me I had given for it four times as much as it was worth. This put me in mind of what good things I might have bought with the rest of my money : and they laughed at me so mudh for my folly, that I cried with vexation ; and the reflection gave me more chagrin than the whistle... | |
 | Agriculture - 1825 - 538 pages
...with my whistle, but disturbing all the family. My brothers and sisters and cousins, understanding the bargain I had made, 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 at me... | |
 | United States - 1826 - 422 pages
...my whistle, but disturbing all the family. My brothers, and sisters; and cousins, understanding the bargain I had made, told me I had given four times...what good things I might have bought with the rest of the money ; and they laughed at me so much for my folly, that I cried with. vexation, and the reflection... | |
 | United States - 1826 - 440 pages
...but disturbing all the APPENDIX. 381 family. My brothers, and sisters, and cousins, understanding the bargain I had made, told me I had given four times...what good things I might have bought with the rest of the money ; and they laughed at me so much for my folly, that I cried with vexation, and the reflection... | |
 | African Americans - 1826 - 238 pages
...my Whistle; but disturbing all the family. My brothers, and sisters, and cousins, understanding the bargain I had made, told me, I had given four times as much for it, as it was worth. 3. This put me in mind o'f what good things I might have bought with the rest of the money. And they... | |
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I then came home, and went whistling all over the house, much pleased with my whistle, but disturbing all the family. My brothers and sisters and cousins, understanding the bargain I had made, told me I had given four times as much for it as it was worth.... 
