 Creditors are a superstitious sect, great observers of set days and times. The day comes round before you are aware, and the demand is made before you are prepared to satisfy it. Or if you bear your debt in mind, the term which at first seemed so long,...  The Cheap magazine [ed. by G. Miller.] Vol - Page 103edited by - 1813Full view - About this book
 | Benjamin Franklin - American essays - 1834 - 310 pages
...aware, and the demand is made before you are prepared to satisfy it. Or if you bear your debt in mmd, the term which at first seemed so long, will as it lessens, appear extremely short. Timo will seem to have added wings to his heels as well a> at his shoulders. ' Those have a short Lent... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - Statesmen - 1836 - 584 pages
...comes round before you are aware, and the demand is made before you are prepared to satisfy it ; or, if you bear your debt in mind, the term, which at...as well as his shoulders. Those have a short Lent, who owe money to be paid at Easter. At present, perhaps, you may think yourselves in thriving circumstances,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Autobiographical memory - 1837 - 356 pages
...comes round before you are aware, and the demand is made before you are prepared to satisfy it. Or if you bear your debt in mind, the term which at first...as well as his shoulders. 'Those have a short Lent (ssith poor Richard) who owe money to be paid at Easter.' Then since, as he saj s, ' The borrower is... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1839 - 96 pages
...demand is made before you are prepared to satisfy it. Or if you bear your debt in mind, the term whieh at first seemed so long, will, as it lessens, appear...shoulders. ' Those have a short lent,' saith poor Riehard, ' who owe money to be paid at Easter.' Then sinee, as he says, ' The borrower is a slave to... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1839 - 246 pages
...short. Time will seem to have added wings to his heels as well as at his shoulders. " Those have a abort Lent (saith poor Richard) who owe money to be paid at Easter." Then since, as he says, " The borrower is a slave to the lender, and the debtor to the creditor-," disdain the chain,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 292 pages
...comes round before you are aware, and the demand is made before you are prepared to satisfy it. Or if you bear your debt in mind, the term which at first...owe money to be paid at Easter.' Then since, as he says, ' The borrower is a slave to the lender, and the debtor to the creditor ;. disdain the chain,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Political science - 1840 - 342 pages
...comes round before you are aware, and the demand is made before you are prepared to satisfy it. Or if you bear your debt in mind, the term which at first...owe money to be paid at Easter.' Then since, as he says, ' The borrower is a slave to the lender, and the debtor to the creditor ; disdain the chain,... | |
 | Conduct of life - 1841 - 300 pages
...comes round before you are aware, and the demand is made before you are prepared to satisfy it : or, if you bear your debt in mind, the term, which at first seemed so long, will, ai it lessens, appear extremely short. Time will seem to have added wings to his heels as well as his... | |
 | 1842 - 194 pages
...comes round before you are aware, and the demand is made before you are prepared to satisfy it; or, if you bear your debt in mind, the term which at first...will seem to have added wings to his heels as well as at his shoulders. ' Those have a short Lent (saith poor Richard) who owe money to be paid at Easter.'... | |
 | Elizabeth Frank - 1842 - 304 pages
...comes round before you are aware ; and the demand is made before you are prepared to satisfy it : or, if you bear your debt in mind, the term, which at...long, will, as it lessens, appear extremely short. At present, perhaps, you may think yourselves in thriving circumstances, and that you can bear a little... | |
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