| Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 72 pages
...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 they laughed at me so much for my folly, that I cried with vexation. My reflections on the subject gave me more chagrin than the whistle gave me pleasure. This little event,... | |
| Noah Webster - Elocution - 1804 - 254 pages
...as it was worth. 5. This put me in mind of 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 gave me mere chagrin than the whistle gave me pleasure. 4. This, however, wai... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1804 - 78 pages
...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 they laughed at me so much for my folly, that I cried with vex,.34 THE WHISTLE. Franklin. ation; and the reflection gave me more chagrin than the whistle gave... | |
| Sydney Melmoth - English prose literature - 1805 - 368 pages
...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 they laughed at me so much for my folly, that I cried with vexation ; and the reflection gave me more chagrin than the whistle gave me pleasure. This, however, was afterwards... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1806 - 590 pages
...for it as it was worth. This put me in mind what good things J 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 gave me more chagrin, than the whistle gave me pleasure. This however was afterwards... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 586 pages
...for it as it was worth. This put me in mind what good things I might have bought with the rest of \he money; and they laughed at me so much for my folly, that I cried with vexation; and the reflection VOL. in. 2 i gave gave me more chagrin, than the whistle gave me pleasure. This... | |
| Noah Webster - Readers - 1809 - 202 pages
...it was worth. 3. This put me in mi. id of 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 gave me more chagrin than die Whistle gave me pleasure. 4. This, however, was... | |
| Manual - Essays - 1809 - 324 pages
...worth. This put me in mind what good things I could have bought with the rest of the money ; •nd they laughed at me so much for my folly, that I cried with vexation ; and the reflection VOL. u. T gave me more chagrin, than the whistle gave me pleasure. This, however,... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1810 - 292 pages
...it as it was wor h. 1 his put me in mind what good tilings I might have bought with the rest of HIV money ; and they laughed at me so much for my folly, that I cried with vexation- ; and thereflection gave me more chagiinthajj the whistle gave me pleasure. This however was afterwards... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - American essays - 1811 - 196 pages
...for it as it was worth. This put me in mind what good things I might have bought with the rest of my money ; and they laughed at me so much for my folly, that I cried with vexation. ; and the reflection gave me more chagrin than the whistle gave me pleasure. This however was afterwards... | |
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