 | Mary (aunt, pseud.) - 1853 - 176 pages
...neglecting his own affairs, and ruining them by that neglect — He pays, indeed, I said, too much for his whistle. " If I knew a mis'er, who gave up every kind...pleasure of doing good to others, all the esteem of his fellow citizens, and the joys of benevolence and friendship, for the sake of accumulating wealth —... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck - 1855 - 718 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 ¡tour whistle. When I met with n man of pleasure, sacrificing every laudable... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1855 - 402 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 citizens, and the joys of benevolent friendship, for the sake of accumulating wealth ; Poor... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck, George Long Duyckinck - American literature - 1855 - 294 pages
...affairs, and ruining them by that neglect, ffe pays, indeed, said I, too much for hit whistle. If 1 knew a miser, who gave up every kind of comfortable...living, all the pleasure of doing good to others, nil the esteem of his fellow-citizens, and the joys of benevolent friendship, for the sake of accumulating... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck, George Long Duyckinck - American literature - 1856 - 704 pages
...his own affairs, and ruining them by that neglect, He payt, indeed, said I, too much for hi* whittle. If I knew a miser, who gave up every kind of comfortable...living, all the pleasure of doing good to others, nil the esteem of his fellow-citizens, and the joys of benevolent friendship, for the sake of accumulating... | |
 | Andrew Jackson Graham - Shorthand - 1858 - 400 pages
...if-R*)i and ruining them by that neglect ; He .pays indeed, .«aid I, too much for his whistle.— Tf I knew a .miser who gave up every kind of comfortable...pleasure of doing good to others, all the esteem of his fellow-citizen-?, and the .joys of benevolent friendship, for the .eake of accumulating wealth ; .Роов... | |
 | Robert Demaus - Education - 1860 - 296 pages
...neglecting his own affairs, and ruining them by neglect ; " He pays indeed," said I, " too much for his whistle." If I knew a miser, who gave up every kind of comfortable living, and the pleasure of doing good to others, and the esteem of his fellow-citizens, and the joys of benevolent... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1862 - 792 pages
...neglecting his own affairs, and ruining them by that neglect, he pays, indeed, says if too much for his whistle. If I knew a miser who gave up every kind...wealth ; poor man, says I, you do, indeed, pay too m ueh for your ich istle. When I meet a man of pleasure, sacrificing every laudable improvement of... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1862 - 796 pages
...neglecting his own affairs, and ruining them by that neglect, he pays, indeed, says I, too much for hit whistle. If I knew a miser who gave up every kind...his fellow-citizens, — and the joys of benevolent fricndship, for the sake of accumulating wealth ; poor man, says I, you do, indeed, pay too much for... | |
 | James Stuart Laurie - 1863 - 328 pages
...virtue, and perhaps his friends, to attain it, I have said to myself, " This man gives too much for his whistle." If I knew a miser who gave up every kind of comfortable Jiving, all the pleasures of doing good to others, all the esteem of )iis fellow citizens, and the... | |
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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,... 
