 | Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1809 - 466 pages
...troops, &c. The extravagant luxury of our country in the midst of all its distresses, is to me Amazing ; when the difficulties are so great to find remittances...remainder is ordered to be laid out in gewgaws and superfluities. It makes me grudge the trouble of examining, entering, and accepting them, which indeed... | |
 | United States. Department of State - United States - 1829 - 542 pages
...troops, &ic. The extravagant luxury of our country, in the midst of all its distresses, is to me amazing. When the difficulties are so great to find remittances...remainder is ordered to be laid out in gewgaws and superfluities. It makes me grudge the trouble of examining, and entering, and accepting them, which... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1834 - 682 pages
...troops, &c. The extravagant luxury of our country in the midst of all its distresses, is to me amazing ; when the difficulties are so great to find remittances,...remainder is ordered to be laid out in gewgaws and superfluities. It makes me grudge the trouble of examining, entering, and accepting them, which indeed... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - Statesmen - 1839 - 590 pages
...troops, &,c. The extravagant luxury of our country, in the midst of all its distresses, is to me amazing. When the difficulties are so great to find remittances...remainder is ordered to be laid out in gewgaws and superfluities. It makes me grudge the trouble of examining, and entering, and accepting them, which... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 596 pages
...troops, &,c. The extravagant luxury of our country, in the midst of all its distresses, is to me amazing. When the difficulties are so great to find remittances...remainder is ordered to be laid out in gewgaws and superfluities. It makes me grudge the trouble of examining, and entering, and accepting them, which... | |
 | Jared Sparks - 1844 - 592 pages
...troops, &c. The extravagant luxury of our country, in the midst of aH Hs distresses, is to me amazing. When the difficulties are so great to find remittances...to pay for tea, and a great part of the remainder u ordered to be laid out in gewgaws and superfluities. It makes me grudge the trouble of examining,... | |
 | United States. Dept. of State - United States - 1857 - 854 pages
...troops, &c. The extravagant luxury of our country, in the midst of all its distresses, is to me amazing. When the difficulties are so great to find remittances...remainder is ordered to be laid out in gewgaws and superfluities. It makes me grudge the trouble of examining, and entering, and accepting them, which... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1859 - 680 pages
...troops, &c. The extravagant luxury of our country in the midst of all its distresses, is to me amazing ; .when the difficulties are so great to find remittances,...and a great part of the remainder is ordered to be kid out in gewgaws and superfluities, .x makes me grudge the trouble of examining, entering, and accepting... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1875 - 768 pages
...********* The extravagant luxury of our country, in the midst of all its distresses, is to me amazing. When the difficulties are so great to find remittances...remainder is ordered to be laid out in gewgaws and superfluities. It makes me grudge the trouble of ex486 MONTGOMERY'S STATUE. [^T. 73. amining, and entering,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1875 - 566 pages
...********* The extravagant luxury of our country, in the midst of all its distresses, is to me amazing. When the difficulties are so great to find remittances...remainder is ordered to be laid out in gewgaws and superfluities. It makes me grudge the trouble of examining, and entering, and accepting them, which... | |
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The extravagant luxury of our country, in the midst of all its distresses, is to me amazing. When the difficulties are so great to find remittances to pay for the arms and ammunition necessary for our defence, I am astonished and vexed to find upon inquiry,... 
