 | 1812 - 314 pages
...them by that neglect: He fays, indeed, say I, too much for his whistle. If I know a miser, who gives up every kind of comfortable living, all the pleasure...others, all the esteem of his fellow-citizens, and the joyi of benevolent friendship, for the sake of accumulating wealth; Poor man! say I, you do indeed... | |
 | Noah Webster - Elocution - 1814 - 240 pages
...neglecting his own affairs. and ruining them by that neglect, He fays, said I, too much for his Whistle. 8. If I knew a miser, who gave up every kind of comfortable...pleasure of doing good to others, all the esteem of his fellow citizens, and the joys of benevolent friendship, for the sake of accumulating wealth, Poor man,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1814 - 234 pages
...that neglect ; Jk pays indeed, said I, too much for his whistle. If I knew a miser who gave up cvery kind of comfortable living, all the pleasure of doing good to others, all the estcem of his fellow citizens, and the joys of benevolent friendship, for the sake of accumulating... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1815 - 336 pages
...neglecting his own affairs, and ruining them by that neglectr: He fiays indeed, says I, too much for his whistle. If I knew a miser who gave up every kind...accumulating wealth : Poor man, says I, you do indeed fiay too much for your -whittle. When I meet a man of pleasure, sacrificing every laudable improvement... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1816 - 236 pages
...I, you are providing pain for yourself, instead of pleasure ; you give too much far your whistle. 7. If I knew a miser, who gave up every kind of comfortable...friendship, for the sake of accumulating wealth; Poor man, said I, you indeed pay too m.uch-for your whistle. SECTION vm. A generous mind does not repine at the... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 610 pages
...his own affairs, and ruining them by that neglect, He pays, indeed, said I, too much for his whittle. If I knew a miser, who gave up every kind of comfortable...friendship, for the sake of accumulating wealth, Poor man, said I, you pay too much for your whistle. When I met with a man of pleasure, sacrificing every laudable... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1819 - 520 pages
...neglecting his own affairs, and ruining them by that neglect, He pays, indeed, said I, too much for his whistle. If I knew a miser, who gave up every kind...friendship, for the sake of accumulating wealth, Poor man, said I, you pay too much for your whistle. When I met with a man of pleasure, sacrificing every laudable... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American essays - 1820 - 360 pages
...neglecting his own affairs, and ruining them by that neglect, " He pays, indeed," says I, " too much for his whistle." - If I knew a miser, who gave up every kind...of accumulating wealth, " Poor man," says I, " you pay too much for your teftistle." Wlien I meet a man of pleasure sacrificing every landable improvement... | |
 | Caleb Bingham - Readers - 1820 - 226 pages
...perhaps bis friends, to attain it, 1 have said to myself, This man gives too muck for the Whistle. 8. If I knew a miser, who gave up every kind of comfortable...pleasure of doing good to others, all the esteem of his fellow citizens, and the joys of benevolent friendship, for the sake of accumulating wealth, Poor man,... | |
 | British prose literature - 1821 - 356 pages
...neglecting his own affairs, and ruining them by that neglect, " He pays, indeed," says I, " too much for his whistle." If I knew a miser, who gave up every kind...pleasure of doing good to others, all the esteem of his fellow-citizen?, and the joys of benevolent friendship, for the sake of accumulating wealth, " Poor... | |
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I, too much for his whistle. If I knew a miser, who gave up every kind of comfortable living, all the pleasure of doing good to others, all the esteem of his fellow-citizens, and the joys of benevolent friendship, for the sake of accumulating wealth,... 
