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... shillings sterling per diem , during their session and journey to and from the place of meeting ; twenty miles to be reckoned a day's journey . It was thought proper to allow some wages , lest the expence might deter some suitable ...
... shillings sterling per diem , during their session and journey to and from the place of meeting ; twenty miles to be reckoned a day's journey . It was thought proper to allow some wages , lest the expence might deter some suitable ...
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... shillings a head , yearly , for four years ; which the governor refuses , and talks of setting - off for the back counties . A new message , reporting , that the Susquehanna In- dians had offered their service to the province , provided ...
... shillings a head , yearly , for four years ; which the governor refuses , and talks of setting - off for the back counties . A new message , reporting , that the Susquehanna In- dians had offered their service to the province , provided ...
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... shilling pieces , long before paper - mo- ney was made . But this practice of increasing the denomination was found not to answer the end . The balance of trade carried out the gold and silver as fast as they were brought in ; the ...
... shilling pieces , long before paper - mo- ney was made . But this practice of increasing the denomination was found not to answer the end . The balance of trade carried out the gold and silver as fast as they were brought in ; the ...
Page 151
... shillings and sixpences now current are , by wearing , become five , ten , twenty , and some of the sixpences even fifty per cent . too light . For this difference between the real and the nominal , you have no intrinsic value ; you ...
... shillings and sixpences now current are , by wearing , become five , ten , twenty , and some of the sixpences even fifty per cent . too light . For this difference between the real and the nominal , you have no intrinsic value ; you ...
Page 162
... shillings , the governor re- quired it to be ten pounds : in page 50 , where a fine of five pounds was mentioned , the governors amendment required it to be made fifty pounds . And in page 44 , where the assembly had said , " shall ...
... shillings , the governor re- quired it to be ten pounds : in page 50 , where a fine of five pounds was mentioned , the governors amendment required it to be made fifty pounds . And in page 44 , where the assembly had said , " shall ...
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Page 453 - If Time be of all Things the most precious, wasting Time must be, as Poor Richard says, the greatest Prodigality; since, as he elsewhere tells us, Lost Time is never found again; and what we call Time enough, always proves little enough...
Page 454 - Richard say, one today is worth two tomorrows; and farther, have you somewhat to do tomorrow, do it today. If you were a servant, would you not be ashamed that a good master should catch you idle? Are you then your own master, be ashamed to catch yourself idle, as Poor Dick says.
Page 458 - ... and that, perhaps, has induced some of us to attend it, because we cannot spare the ready money, and hope now to be fine without it. But, ah ! think what you do when you run in debt ; you give to another power over your liberty. If you cannot pay at the time, you will be ashamed to see your creditor ; you will be in fear when you speak to him ; you will make poor pitiful sneaking excuses, and, by degrees, come to lose your veracity, and sink into base downright lying ; for ' The second vice is...
Page 415 - I doubt, too, whether any other convention we can obtain may be able to make a better Constitution. For when you assemble a number of men to have the advantage of their joint wisdom you inevitably assemble with those men all their prejudices, their passions, their errors of opinion, their local interests, and their selfish views.
Page 477 - 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...
Page 459 - Creditors are a superstitious Sect, great Observers of set Days and Times. The Day comes round before you are aware, and the Demand is made before you are prepared to satisfy it; or if you bear your Debt in Mind, the Term which at first seemed so long, will, as it lessens, appear extremely short. Time will seem to have added Wings to his Heels as well as Shoulders. Those have a short Lent, saith Poor Richard, who owe Money to be paid at Easter.
Page 415 - Convention we can obtain may be able to make a better Constitution. For when you assemble a number of men to have the advantage of their joint wisdom, you inevitably assemble with those men all their prejudices, their passions, their errors of opinion, their local interests and their selfish views. From such an assembly can a perfect production be expected?
Page 452 - I stopped my horse lately, where a great number of people were collected at an auction of merchants' goods. The hour of the sale not being come, they were conversing on the badness of the times ; and one of the company called to a plain, clean, old man, with white locks, " Pray, Father Abraham, what think you of the times? Will not these heavy taxes quite ruin the country ? How shall we ever be able to pay them? What would you advise us to?" Father Abraham stood up, and replied, "If you would have...
Page 457 - And again, At a great pennyworth pause a while. He means, that perhaps the cheapness is apparent only, and not real; or the bargain, by straitening thee in thy business, may do thee more harm than good. For in another place he says, Many have been ruined by buying good pennyworths.
Page 452 - But dost thou love life, then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of, as Poor Richard says. How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep, forgetting that The sleeping fox catches no poultry, and that There will be sleeping enough in the grave, as Poor Richard says.