 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 ; 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 horseshoe...  Analectic Magazine, and Naval Chronicle - Seite 801813Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1821 - 232 Seiten
...great mischief; for want of a nail the shoe was lost, and for want of a shoe the horse was lost, and for want of a horse the rider was lost,' being overtaken and slain bj the enemy ; all for want of a little care about a horse-siloe nail. " IK. So much for industry,... | |
 | 1822 - 588 Seiten
...a horse's shoe at the proper time, may afford a seasonable hint on the same subject. " For want of a nail the shoe was lost, For want of a shoe the horse...lost, ' • (Being; overtaken and slain by the enemy,) And all for want of care about a Itorse-sfwe nail." I am, Sir, Your constant Reader, LUCY J ADVANTAGE... | |
 | 1843 - 684 Seiten
...simplicity contents itself with being so. * TAKE CARE IN TIME. THERE is an old proverb, " For want of a nail the shoe was lost, for want of a shoe the horse was lost, for want of a horse the man was lost." Mons. Say, an able French writer on political economy, relates an anecdote which, though... | |
 | William Pinnock - 1822 - 252 Seiten
...one that you like, — serve yourself.' 23. 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 ; and for want of a horse, the rider was lost,' being overtaken and slain by the enemy : all for... | |
 | Mason Locke Weems - 1822 - 272 Seiten
...servant, ami one that 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 horse was lost; and for want of a horse the rider was lost, being overtaken and slain by the enemy; all for want... | |
 | 1837 - 396 Seiten
...heart, and all because of an indiscreet question. No, Fred, no ; I am wiser than that. For want of a nail, the shoe was lost — for want of a shoe,...lost — for want of a horse, the rider was lost, and all for want — no, Fred, no. I have just introduced a new mode for my hair, which has taken ;... | |
 | H. Nolte - 1823 - 646 Seiten
...serve yourself. A little neglect may breed great mischief ; for want of a nail the shoe 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.' III. 'So much for industry, my friends, and... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - 1824 - 308 Seiten
...one that you like, serve yourself.' 19 " ' 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; and for want of a horse the rider was lost ;' being overtaken and slain by the enemy ; all for... | |
 | John Bull - 1825 - 782 Seiten
...great mischief ; 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. " So much for industry, my friends, and attention... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1825 - 324 Seiten
...mischief;' adding, ' Forwant 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 care about a horse-shoe nail. " So much for industry, my friends, and attention to... | |
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