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... never found again ; and what we call time enough al- ways proves little enough . " Let us then up and be doing , and doing to the purpose : so by diligence we shall do more with less perplexity . " Sloth makes all things difficult , but ...
... never found again ; and what we call time enough al- ways proves little enough . " Let us then up and be doing , and doing to the purpose : so by diligence we shall do more with less perplexity . " Sloth makes all things difficult , but ...
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... never starve ; for , at the working man's house hunger looks in , but dares not enter . " Nor will the bailiff or the constable enter , for " industry pays debts , while despair encreaseth them . " What though you have found no treasure ...
... never starve ; for , at the working man's house hunger looks in , but dares not enter . " Nor will the bailiff or the constable enter , for " industry pays debts , while despair encreaseth them . " What though you have found no treasure ...
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... never ; for , “ A life of leis- ure and a life of laziness are two things . Many , without labour , would live by their wits only , but they break for want of stock ; " whereas industry gives comfort , and plenty , and respect . Fly ...
... never ; for , “ A life of leis- ure and a life of laziness are two things . Many , without labour , would live by their wits only , but they break for want of stock ; " whereas industry gives comfort , and plenty , and respect . Fly ...
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... never be night : " that a little to be spent out of so much , is not worth minding ; but " Always tak- ing out of the meal - tub , and never putting in soon comes to the bottom , " as Poor Richard says ; and then , " When the well is ...
... never be night : " that a little to be spent out of so much , is not worth minding ; but " Always tak- ing out of the meal - tub , and never putting in soon comes to the bottom , " as Poor Richard says ; and then , " When the well is ...
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... never to return . retreat , all nature seemed capable of affording pleas- ure . I then made no refinements on happiness , but could be pleased with the most awkward efforts of rustic mirth ; thought cross - purposes the highest stretch ...
... never to return . retreat , all nature seemed capable of affording pleas- ure . I then made no refinements on happiness , but could be pleased with the most awkward efforts of rustic mirth ; thought cross - purposes the highest stretch ...
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Preceptive, Moral, and Sentimental Pieces: On the Duties of the Young, Issue 10 Hugh Blair,Rollin,Thomas Percival No preview available - 2016 |
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Almanack animal without feathers animating some happier ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD appears ard says aspiring disposition auction beauteous feathers burst the prison callow infancy Chinvang creditor diligence disposition and unbounded distress dress EDWARD PERCIVAL ENDEARED BY AGE ENJOYMENTS OF EARLY EPITAPH Father Abraham fledged pinions folly fool FRENCH OF GANGANELLI friends frugality GOLDSMITH grated prison happier form happy Elysium harmonious sorrow hath health to enjoy heap of beauteous heard to petition hope for retribution hope of animating humour idle indignant soul burst innocence can hope keep left a lifeless legged animal lifeless heap live Mathematician Mathematics mour ness never oft-removed person of unblemished philosophy pitiless hands pleasure Poor Dick Poor Rich Poor Richard says pride purse RICHARD ACANTHUS RICHARD SAUNDERS rough and pitiless run in debt Sloth sure thee thing thou tired with fruitless unalienable rights undoubted charter view those fields violent clamours WEALTH