 ... a speckled ax was best." For something that pretended to be reason was every now and then suggesting to me that such extreme nicety as I exacted of myself might be a kind of foppery in morals, which if it were known would make me ridiculous; that...  Spirit of the English Magazines - Seite 3311818Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1855 - 402 Seiten
...to me, that such extreme nicety as I exacted of myself, might be a kind of foppery in morals, which, if it were known, would make me ridiculous ; that...I found myself incorrigible with respect to Order i and now I am grown old, and my memory bad, I feel very sensibly the want of it. But, on the whole,... | |
 | 1859 - 852 Seiten
...me, that such extreme nicety as I had exacted of myself might be a kind of foppery in morals, which, if it were known, would make me ridiculous; that a...now I am grown old and my memory bad, I feel very sensibly the want of it. But, on the whole, though I never arrived at the perfection I had been so... | |
 | Robert Kemp PHILP - 1859 - 182 Seiten
...to me, that such extreme nicety as I exacted of myself might be a kind of foppery in morals, which, if it were known, would make me ridiculous ; that...and that a benevolent man should allow a few faults I "Henceforth let us have a care of our words; let us give our voice to wisdom, ever speak to some... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1859 - 680 Seiten
...suggesting to me, that such extreme nicety as I exacted of myself might be a kind of foppery in morah, which if it 'were known, would make me ridiculous ; that a perfect character might bi atte:i'lc:I with the inconvenience of being envied and hated ; and that a benevolent man should... | |
 | James Parton - 1864 - 720 Seiten
...have five per cent on his transactions, if the custom is only two per cent., as by lay lin'unn itiou." envied and hated ; and that a benevolent man should...himself, to keep his friends in countenance. In truth, 1 found myself incorrigible with respect to Order ; and now I am grown old, and my memory bad, I feel... | |
 | James Parton - 1864 - 728 Seiten
...to me, that such extreme nicety as I exacted of myself might be a kind of foppery in morals, which, if it were known, would make me ridiculous ; that...might be attended with the inconvenience of being got a fnend, who was going upon change, to inquire among tho merchants what was the custom in such... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Epes Sargent - 1866 - 270 Seiten
...to me that such extreme nicety as I exacted of myself might be a kind of foppery in morals, which, if it were known, would make me ridiculous; that a...myself incorrigible with respect to Order . and now 1 am grown old, and my memory bad, I feel very sensibly the want of it. But on the whole, though I... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1868 - 434 Seiten
...to me that such extream nicety as I exacted of myself might be a kind of foppery in morals, which, if it were known, would make me ridiculous; that a...now I am grown old, and my memory bad, I feel very sensibly the want of it. But, on the whole, tho' I never arrived at the perfection I had been so ambitious... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1868 - 426 Seiten
...to me that such extream nicety as I exacted of myself might be a kind of foppery in morals, which, if it were known, would make me ridiculous ; that...now I am grown old, and my memory bad, I feel very sensibly the want of it. But, on the whole, tho' I never arrived at the perfection I had been so ambitious... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1875 - 602 Seiten
...to me that such extream nicety as I exacted of myself might be a kind of foppery in morals, which, if it were known, would make me ridiculous; that a...with respect to Order ; and now I am grown old, and m}- memory bad, I feel very sensibly the want of it. But, on the whole, tho' I never arrived at the... | |
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