 | Francis Parkman - 1880 - 408 sidor
...Commerce By this old Ogden built his stately House, Purchased Estates, and grew a little King. He, like an honest Man, bought all by weight, And made the ign'rant...died in Quiet like an honest Dealer. Murphey. Well, I'll not stick at what is necessary ; But his Devise is now grown old and stale, Nor could I manage... | |
 | Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters - 1882 - 774 sidor
...mnn, bought all by weight, and made the ignorant savages believe that his right foot exactly weigbel a pound. By this for many years he bought their furs, and died in quiet like an honest dealer." In selling to Indians, however, the pound was no doubt quite a different weight. In the journal of... | |
 | Francis Parkman - 1893 - 408 sidor
...Commerce By this old Ogden built his stately House, Purchased Estates, and grew a little King. He, like an honest Man, bought all by weight, And made the ign'rant...their Furs, And died in Quiet like an honest Dealer. Murpbfy. Well, I'll not stick at what is necessary; But his Devise is now grown old and stale, Nor... | |
 | Francis Parkman - 1898 - 514 sidor
...Pound. By this for many years he bought their Furs, And died in Quiet like an honest Dealer. Mnr/ihfi/. Well, I '11 not stick at what is necessary , But his...now grown old and stale, Nor could I manage such a baref ac'd Fraud. M'Dols. A thousand Opportunities present To take Advantage of their Ignorance ; But... | |
 | Francis Parkman - 1910 - 562 sidor
...Commerce. By this old Ogden built his stately House, Purchased Estates, and grew a little King. He, like an honest Man, bought all by weight, And made the ign'rant Savages believe That his Eight Foot exactly weighed a Pound. By this for many years he bought their Furs, And died in Quiet... | |
 | Walter Cochrane Bronson - 1912 - 696 sidor
...bought all by Weight, 40 And made the ign'rant Savages believe That his Right Foot exactly weigh'da Pound: By this for many Years he bought their Furs, And died in Quiet like an honest Dealer. Murphty. Well, I 'll not stick at what is necessary; 45 But his Device is now grown old and stale,... | |
 | Montrose Jonas Moses - 1918 - 700 sidor
...Man, bought all by Weight, And made the ign'rant Savages believe That his Right Foot exactly weigh'da Pound: By this for many Years he bought their Furs,...died in Quiet like an honest Dealer. MURPHEY. Well, I'll not stick at what is necessary: But his Device is now grown old and stale, Nor could I manage... | |
 | Edwin Orin Wood - 1918 - 814 sidor
...Commerce. By this old Ogden built his stately House, Purchas'd Estates, and grew a little King. He, like an honest Man, bought all by Weight, And made the ign'rant Savages believe That his Right Foot exactly weigh'da Pound : 7 By this for many Years he bought their Furs, And died in Quiet like an honest Dealer.... | |
 | Edwin Orin Wood - 1918 - 808 sidor
...Commerce. By this old Ogden built his stately House, Purchas'd Estates, and grew a little King. He, like an honest Man, bought all by Weight, And made the ign'rant Savages believe That his Right Foot exactly weigh'da Pound: 7 By this for many Years he bought their Furs, And died in Quiet like an honest Dealer.... | |
 | Francis Josiah Hudleston - 1926 - 312 sidor
...been): By this old Ogden built his stately House, Purchased estates, and grew a little King. He, like an honest Man, bought all by weight And made the ign'rant...believe That his Right Foot exactly weighed a Pound. Apparently Mr. Ogden when purchasing a pound weight of pelts from poor Old Lo, having had as many skins... | |
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Hope of Gain depends upon it; None who neglect it ever did grow rich, Or ever will, or can by Indian Commerce. By this old Ogden built his stately House, Purchased Estates, and grew a little King. 
