 | English literature - 1777 - 756 pages
...and wife men as poor Dick fays, " When the well is dry, they know the worth of water." But this they might have known before, if they had taken his advice : " If you «at them." Here you are all got together at this fale of fineries'aml nicknacks. You call them good;,... | |
 | 1768 - 332 pages
...never putting in, foon comes to the bottom — and when the well is dry, they know the worth of water. If you would know the value of money, go and try to borrow fome ; for he that goes à borrowing, goes a forrowing. Fond pride of drefs is ñire a very curfe,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American prose literature - 1779 - 610 pages
...as Poor Richard fays; and then, " When the well is dry, they know the worth of water." But this they might have known before, if they had taken his advice...would know the value of money, go and try to borrow fome ; for he that goes a borrowing goes a.forrowing," as Poor Richard ' fays i «C if tf ' fays ;... | |
 | James Anderson - Scotland - 1791 - 422 pages
...bottom |" then, a* poor Dick fays, " When the well is dry, they know the worth of water." But this they might have known before, if they had taken his advice...would know the value of money, go and try to borrow fome ; for he that goes a borrowing goes a iorrowing ; and, indeed) fo does he. that lends to fuch... | |
 | Chapbooks - 1796 - 34 pages
...of water." But this they might have known before, if they had taken his advice. "If yoji would knov, the value of money, go and try to borrow some ; for he that goes a borrowing, goes a sorrowing, "as" Poor Richard says ; and, indeed, so dyes he that lend*, to "-"' '' TBI WAV TO WIALTH. 7 ..»HM«4M... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1797 - 516 pages
...as Poor Richard fays; and then, " When the well is dry, they know the worth of water." But this they might have known before, if they had taken his advice....would know the value of money, go and try to borrow fome ; for he that goes a borrowing, goes a forro wing," as Poor Richard fays; and, indeed, fo does... | |
 | 1797 - 522 pages
...is dry, they know tht worth of water." But this they might have known before, if they had taken ba advice. " If you would know the value of money, go and try to borrow feme ; for fc« that goes a borrowing, goes a forrowing," as Poor Richard (ays; and, indeed, fo dee;... | |
 | Conduct of life - 1802 - 348 pages
...as Poor Richard fays; and then, " When the well is dry, they know the worth of water." But this they might have known before, if they had taken his advice....would know the value of money, go and try to borrow fome ; for he that goes a borrowing goes a forrowing," as Poor Richard fays ; and, indeed, fo does... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 72 pages
...bottom ; then, as poor Dick says, ' When the well is dry, they know the worth of water.' But this they might have known before, if they had taken his advice...that lends to such people, when he goes to. get it again. Poor Dick farther advises, and «ays, ' Fond pride in dress is sure a very curse ; > Ere fancy... | |
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Years can never be spent but, always taking out of the Meal-tub, and never putting in, soon comes to the Bottom; as Poor Dick says, When the Well's dry, they know the Worth of Water. But this they might have known before, if they had taken his Advice;... 
