 | George Miller - 1813 - 638 pages
...for your whittle* If I see one fond of fine clothes, fine furniture, fine equipages, all above bis fortune, for which he contracts debts, and ends his career in prison: Alas! says I, hehas paid dear, very dtar for his whistle. ., When I see a beautiful sweet-tempered girl married/... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1815 - 336 pages
...yourself, instead of pleasure : you give too much for your whistle. If I see one fond of fine clothes, fine furniture, fine equipages, all above his fortune,...and ends his career in prison ; Alas, says I, he has fiaid dear, very dear for his whistle. When I see a beautiful, sweet-tempered girl, married to an ill-natured... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 610 pages
...you give too much for your whistle. If I see one fond of appearance, or fine clothes, fine houses, fine furniture, fine equipages, all above his fortune,...for which he contracts debts, and ends his career in a prison, Alas ! say I, he has paid dear, very dear, for his whistle. When I see a beautiful sweet-tempered... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American essays - 1820 - 360 pages
...you give too much for your whistle." If I see one foml of appearance, of fine clothes, fiue houses, fine furniture, fine equipages, all above his fortune, for which he contracts debls, and ends his career in a prison, " Alas," says I, " he has paid dear, very dear, for his whistle."... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1821 - 232 pages
...you give too much for your whistle." If I see one fond of appearance, of fine clothes, fine houses, fine furniture, fine equipages, all above his fortune,...for which he contracts debts, and ends his career in a prison, " Alas," says I, " he has paid dear, very dear, for his whistle.'' When 1 see a beautiful,... | |
 | British prose literature - 1821 - 356 pages
...you give too much for your whistle." If I see one fond of appearance, of fine clothes, fine houses, fine furniture, fine equipages, all above his fortune,...for which he contracts debts, and ends his career in a prison, " Alas," says I, " he has paid dear, very dear, for his whistle," When I see a beantiful,... | |
 | Mason Locke Weems - Statesmen - 1822 - 272 pages
...whistle. II I see one fond of tine cloths, fine furniture, fine equipages, all above his fortune, tor which he contracts debts, and ends his career in prison;...dear, for his whistle. « When I see a beautiful, swtet-tempered girl, married to an ill natured brute of a husband; n-hnt a pity it is, says I, that... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1825 - 324 pages
...equipages, all above his fortune, for which he contracts debts, and ends his career in prison ; Mas, says I, he has paid dear, very dear, for his whistle....see a beautiful, sweet-tempered girl, married to an ill natured brute of a husband ; What a pity it is, says I, that she has paid so much for a whistle.... | |
 | Agriculture - 1825 - 538 pages
...whistle. If I see one fond of appearance, or fine clothes, fine houses, fine furniture, fine equipage, all above his fortune, for which he contracts debts, and ends his career in a prison, Alas ! say I, he has paid dear, very dear, for his whistle. When I see a beautiful sweettempered... | |
 | English wit & humor - 1825 - 204 pages
...yourself instead of pleasure ; you give too much ibr your whistle. — If I saw one fond of fine clothes, fine furniture, fine equipages, all above his fortune, for which he contracts debt, and ends his career in prison ; alas ! said I, he has paid dear, very dear, for his whistle —... | |
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I, you are providing pain for yourself, instead of pleasure; you give too much for your whistle. 
