 | Benjamin Franklin - 1899 - 178 Seiten
...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 days in prison, Alas ! say I, he has paid dear, very dear, for his whistle. When I see a beautiful,... | |
 | David Josiah Brewer - 1900 - 4190 Seiten
...are providing pain for yourself instead of pleasure; you give too much for your whistle." If I see one fond of fine clothes, fine furniture, fine equipages,...for which he contracts debts, and ends his career in prison ; " Alas, " says I, " he has paid dear, very dear, for his whistle." When I see a beautiful,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1900 - 132 Seiten
...; 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... | |
 | 1900 - 411 Seiten
...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. POOR RICHARD'S SAYINGS. BENJAMIN... | |
 | Harry Thurston Peck - 1901
...pleasure; 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 I say I, he has paid dear, very dear, for his whistle. When I see a beautiful, sweet-tempered... | |
 | Harry Thurston Peck - 1901
...; 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 - 1901 - 249 Seiten
...; 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... | |
 | 1901
...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... | |
 | Sherman Williams - 1902
...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. In short, I conceive that a great... | |
 | Albert Bushnell Hart, Blanche Evans Hazard - 1902 - 233 Seiten
...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... | |
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I, you are providing pain for yourself, instead of pleasure; you give too much for your whistle. 
