 | Poul P. M. Pedersen - 1844 - 580 Seiten
...When I saw one too ambitious of court favor, sacrificing his time in attendance on levees, his repose, his liberty, his virtue, and perhaps his friends, to attain it, I have said to myself, This man gives too much for his whistle. When I saw another fond of popularity, constantly... | |
 | Lindley Murray, Israel Alger (Jun.) - 1846 - 162 Seiten
...any one too ambitious of court-favour, sacri-fi-9ing his time in attendance on lev'ees, his repose, his liberty, his virtue, and perhaps' his friends, to attain it, I said to my-self ', Thin man gives too much for hi* whistle. 6. When I saw another fbnd of popularity,... | |
 | John Comly - 1849 - 212 Seiten
...one too ambitious of court favour, so as to sacrifice his time in attendance on levees, his repose, his liberty, his virtue, and perhaps his friends, to attain it, I .have said to myself, This man gives too much for his whistle. When I saw another fond of popularity, constantly... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1853 - 488 Seiten
...When I saw one too ambitious of court favor, sacrificing his time in attendance on levees, his repose, his liberty, his virtue, and perhaps his friends, to attain it, I have said to myself, This man gives too much for his whistle. When I saw another fond of popularity, constantly... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck - 1855
...When I saw one too ambitions of court favor, sacrificing his time in attendance on levees, hie repose, his liberty, his virtue, and perhaps his friends, to attain it, I have said to myself, Thil man gives too »лис/i for his whittle. When I saw another fond of popularity,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1855 - 375 Seiten
...saw any one too ambitious of court favors, sacrificing his time in attendance on levees, his repose, his liberty, his virtue, and perhaps his friends, to attain it, I have said to myself, 7%ts man gives too much for his whistle. When I saw another fond of popularity, constantly... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1859 - 784 Seiten
...any one too ambitious of court favor, — sacrificing his time in attendance at levees, his repose, his liberty, his virtue, «* and perhaps his friends, to attain it, — I have said to myself, thi* man gives too much for his whistle. When I saw another fond of popularity, constantly... | |
 | William M. Thayer - 1861 - 261 Seiten
...When I saw one too ambitious of court favor, sacrificing his time in attendance on levees, his repose, his liberty, his virtue, and perhaps his friends, to attain it, I have said to myself, This man gives too much for Ms whistle. " When I saw another fond of popularity, constantly... | |
 | William M. Thayer - 1860 - 261 Seiten
...I saw one too ambitious of court favour, sacrificing his time in attendance on levees, his repose, his liberty, his virtue, and, perhaps, his friends, to attain it, I have said to myself, This man gives too much for his whistle, "When I saw another fond of popularity, Constantly... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1862
...any one too ambitious of court favor, — sacrificing his time in attendance at levees, his repose, his liberty, his virtue, and perhaps his friends, to attain it, — I have said to myself, this man gives too much for his whistle. When I saw another fond of popularity, constantly... | |
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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. 
