The Works of Benjamin Franklin: Containing Several Political and Historical Tracts Not Included in Any Former Edition, and Many Letters Official and Private Not Hitherto Published : with Notes and a Life of the Author, Band 2Townsend Mac Coun, 1882 |
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... give a rational diversion , and at the same time be instructive to the readers , I shall think my leisure hours well employed ; and if you publish this , I hereby invite all ingenious gentlemen and others ( that approve of such an un ...
... give a rational diversion , and at the same time be instructive to the readers , I shall think my leisure hours well employed ; and if you publish this , I hereby invite all ingenious gentlemen and others ( that approve of such an un ...
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... give himself an hour's diversion with the cock of a man's hat , the heels of his shoes , an unguarded ex- pression in his discourse , or even some personal de- fect ; and the height of his low ambition is to put some one of the company ...
... give himself an hour's diversion with the cock of a man's hat , the heels of his shoes , an unguarded ex- pression in his discourse , or even some personal de- fect ; and the height of his low ambition is to put some one of the company ...
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... give a nice observer some notion of his mind . Me- thought he rapped in such a peculiar manner , as seem- ed of itself to express there was one , who deserved as well as desired admission . He appeared in the plainest country garb ; his ...
... give a nice observer some notion of his mind . Me- thought he rapped in such a peculiar manner , as seem- ed of itself to express there was one , who deserved as well as desired admission . He appeared in the plainest country garb ; his ...
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... give notice , that the Busy - Body strictly forbids all persons , from this time forward , of what age , sex , rank , quality , degree , or denomination soever , on any pretence , to inquire who is the author of this paper , on pain of ...
... give notice , that the Busy - Body strictly forbids all persons , from this time forward , of what age , sex , rank , quality , degree , or denomination soever , on any pretence , to inquire who is the author of this paper , on pain of ...
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... give offence by coming too seldom , or too often , or departing too abruptly , or stay- ing too long . However , in my opinion , it is safest for most people in a general way , who are unwilling to disoblige , to visit seldom , and ...
... give offence by coming too seldom , or too often , or departing too abruptly , or stay- ing too long . However , in my opinion , it is safest for most people in a general way , who are unwilling to disoblige , to visit seldom , and ...
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Seite 95 - If Time be of all Things the most precious, wasting Time must be, as Poor Richard says, the greatest Prodigality; since, as he elsewhere tells us, Lost Time is never found again; and what we call Time enough, always proves little enough...
Seite 98 - For want of a nail the shoe was lost ; for want of a shoe the horse was lost ; and for want of a horse the rider was lost; ' being overtaken and slain by the enemy, all for want of a little care about a horse-shoe nail.
Seite 100 - Pride is as loud a beggar as Want, and a great deal more saucy.' When you have bought one fine thing, you must buy ten more, that your appearance may be all of a piece ; but poor Dick says, ' It is easier to suppress the first desire than to satisfy all that follow it.
Seite 163 - s thousands o' my mind. [The first recruiting sergeant on record I conceive to have been that individual who is mentioned in the Book of Job as going to and fro in the earth , and walking up and down in it.
Seite 165 - Doth Job fear God for nought ? Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side ? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land. But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face.
Seite 100 - If you would know the Value of Money, go and try to borrow some...
Seite 93 - I have been, if I may say it without vanity an eminent author of almanacks annually now a full quarter of a century, my brother authors in the same way, for what reason I know not, have ever been very sparing in their applauses, and no other author has taken the least notice of me, so that did...
Seite 98 - You call them goods ; but, if you do not take care, they will prove evils to some of you. You expect they will be sold cheap, and perhaps they may for less than they cost ; but, if you have no occasion for them, they must be dear to you.
Seite 97 - And again, Three removes are as bad as a fire; and again, Keep thy shop, and thy shop will keep thee; and again, If you would have your business done, go; if not, send. And again, He that by the plough would thrive, Himself must either hold or drive.
Seite 180 - I saved my money. As I grew up, came into the world, and observed the actions of men, I thought I met with many, very many, who gave too much for the whistle.