| 1837 - 352 Seiten
...— Dr S. Johnson. 789. Neglect. — A little neglect may breed great mischief : — for-want • of a nail the shoe was lost ; for want of a shoe the horse was lost ; for want of a horse the rider was lost, 'being overtaken and slain by the enemy ; all for want... | |
| Elizabeth Susannah Simmonds - 1838 - 66 Seiten
...BY THERESA TIDY. " For want of a nail the shoe was lost, " For want of a shoe the horse was lost, " For want of a horse the rider was lost, " (Being overtaken and slain by tlie enemy,) " And all for want of care about a horse-shoe nail." POOR RICHARD. THE TWENTY-THIRD EDITION.... | |
| Female excellence - 1838 - 240 Seiten
...impossible to say how widely the evil may extend. This is the spirit of a popular saying ; " For want of a nail the shoe was lost ; for want of a shoe the horse was lost ; for want of a horse the rider was lost, being taken by his enemies ; and all for want of attention... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1839 - 96 Seiten
...eare, even in the smallest matters, beeause sometimes 'A little negleet may breed great misehief ;* adding, ' For want of a nail the shoe was lost ; for...overtaken and slain by the enemy, all for want of a little eare about a horse-shoe nail. So mueh for industry, my friends, and attention to one's own business... | |
| Edward Stanley Bosanquet - 1840 - 436 Seiten
...serve yourself. A little neglect may breed great mischief ; for want of a nail the shoe was lost, and for want of a shoe the horse was lost, and for want...rider was lost, being overtaken and slain by the enemy ; and all for want of a little care about a horse- shoe nail. A man may, if he knows not how to save... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 624 Seiten
...II. 13 I one that you like, seme yourself. Jl little neglect may breed great mischief; for want of a nail the shoe was lost ; for want of a shoe the horse was lost ; and for icant of a horse the rider was lost, being overtaken and slain by the enemy ; all for want of a little... | |
| Esther Copley, afterwards COPLEY HEWLETT (Esther) - 1841 - 248 Seiten
...llichard,' A stitch in time saves nine,'—and, ' A little neglect may breed a great mischief—for want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse...of a horse the rider was lost; being overtaken and •n by an enemy, all for want of care about a horse-shoe SUNDRIES. 223. To white-wash a Cottage.—... | |
| 1841 - 300 Seiten
...little neglect may breed great mischief: for want of a nail the shoe was lost ; for want of a shoe, tho horse was lost ; and for want of a horse, the rider...overtaken and slain by the enemy; all for want of a little care about a horse-shoe nail. III. ' So much for industry, my friends, and attention to one's own business... | |
| 1842 - 194 Seiten
...care, even in the smallest matters, because sometimes, ' A little neglect may breed great mischief;' adding, 'For want of a nail the , shoe was lost ;...overtaken and slain by the enemy, all for want of care about a horse-shoe nail. " So much for industry, my friends, and attention to one's own business... | |
| Elizabeth Frank - 1842 - 304 Seiten
...servant, and one whom you like, serve yourself. A little neglect may breed great mischief. For want of a nail, the shoe was lost ; for want of a shoe, the...lost ; and for want of a horse, the rider was lost," H 4. being overtaken and slain by the enemy : all for want of a little care about a horseshoe nail.... | |
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