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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. "
Works of the Late Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of His Life, Written by ... - Page 10
by Benjamin Franklin - 1794
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The School of Wisdom

Readers - 1803 - 250 pages
...tha Iui'sfe, much pleaied with my tvbijlle, but dillurbing all the family. My b' others, and fifters, and coufins, underftanding the bargain I had made,...as much for it as it was worth. This put me in mind whot good things 1 might have bought with the reft of my money; and they laughed fo much at me for...
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Poor Richard; or, The way to wealth

Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 72 pages
...all 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....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...
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Select Pieces

Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1804 - 78 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...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....
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An American Selection of Lessons in Reading and Speaking: Calculated to ...

Noah Webster - Elocution - 1804 - 254 pages
...my whistle ; but disturbing all the family. My brothers and sisters, and cousins, understanding ^he bargain I had made, told me, I had given four times as much for it 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...
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Beauties of British Prose

Sydney Melmoth - English prose literature - 1805 - 368 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...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...
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The Hive of Ancient and Modern Literature: A Collection of Essays ...

Solomon Hodgson - Conduct of life - 1806 - 362 pages
...the houfe, much pleafed with my ivhiftle, but difturbing all the family. My brothers, and fitters, and coufins, underftanding the bargain I had made,...what good things I might have bought with the reft of the money ; and they laughed at rue fo much for my folly, that I fried with vexation ; and tne reflection...
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The Hive of Ancient and Modern Literature:: A Collection of Essays ...

Conduct of life - 1806 - 360 pages
...the houfe, much pleafed with my ivhi/tle, but tliflurbing all the family. My brothers, and fitters, and coufins, underftanding the bargain I had made,...what good things I might have bought with the reft of the money; and they laughed at me fo much for my folly, that I cried with vexation ; and the refle£tion...
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The complete works ... of ... Benjamin Franklin, Volume 3

Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 586 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...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...
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The Complete Works in Philosophy, Politics, and Morals, of the ..., Volume 3

Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1806 - 590 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 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...
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A manual of essays, selected from various authors, Volume 2

Manual - Essays - 1809 - 324 pages
...with my whistle, but disturbing all die family. My brothers, and sisters, and cousins, understanding the bargain I had made, told me I had given four times...was 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...
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