Father Abraham's speech to a great number of people, at a vendue of merchant-goods; introduced to the public by Poor Richard, (a famous Pennsylvania conjurer and almanack-maker) in answer to the following questions, Pray Father Abraham, what think you of the times? Won't these heavy taxes quite ruin the country? How shall we be ever able to pay them? What would you advise us to?
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- Father Abraham's speech to a great number of people, at a vendue of merchant-goods; introduced to the public by Poor Richard, (a famous Pennsylvania conjurer and almanack-maker) in answer to the following questions, Pray Father Abraham, what think you of the times? Won't these heavy taxes quite ruin the country? How shall we be ever able to pay them? What would you advise us to?
- Way to wealth
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New-London [Conn.]: Printed and sold by T. Green, [1760?]
- Publication year
- 1760-1760
- ESTC No.
- W14706
- Grub Street ID
- 324142
- Description
- 24p. ; 15 cm
- Note
- A collection of the sayings of Poor Richard, presented in the form of a speech, and variously known as Father Abraham's speech, The way to wealth, and La science du Bonhomme Richard. First published as the introduction to Poor Richard's almanac for 1758.
Signed on p. 20: Richard Saunders.
Date of publication supplied by Johnson.
"The two sinners, the Pope, and the Devil"--p. 21-23, in verse; and "An infallible cure for love"--p. 24.
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- Signatures: [A]? B-C?