 And again, Pride is as loud a beggar as want, and a great deal more saucy. When you have bought one fine thing, you must buy ten more, that your appearance may be all of a piece; but Poor Dick says, 'Tis easier to suppress the first desire than to satisfy...  THE LIFE OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN - Page 222by W & R CHAMBERS - 1887Full view - About this book
 | George Savile Marquis of Halifax - Great Britain - 1717 - 324 pages
...Beggars infineCloaths(out of 'a proportionable Refpeft to their Quality} ought to be Hang'd. 10. That Pride is as loud a Beggar as Want, and a great deal more Sawcy. 1 1 . That a Prince, who will give more to Importunity than Merit, had as good fet out a Proclamation... | |
 | Thomas Fuller - Proverbs - 1732 - 320 pages
...Pride, joined with many Virtues, ehoaks them 3940 Pride in Profperity turns to Mifery in Adverfry. 5941 Pride is as loud a Beggar as Want ; and a great deal more Taucy. 3942 ?frde is fence ever ctrr'ct. 3943 Pride b the moft nneafy Thing intheWor)d» and the moft... | |
 | 1768 - 332 pages
...a forrowing. Fond pride of drefs is ñire a very curfe, E'er fancy you confult, confult your purfe. Pride is as loud a beggar as want, and a great deal more faucy. 'Tis eafier to fupprefs the firft defire, than fatisfy all that follow it. Great eftates may... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American prose literature - 1779 - 610 pages
...fays, " Fond pride of drefs is fure a very curfe ; " Ere fancy you confult, confult your purfe." * And again, " Pride is as loud a beggar as Want, *' and a great deal more faucy." When you have ' bought one fine thing, you muft buy ten more, ' that your appearance may be... | |
 | Gorges Edmond Howard - 1782 - 376 pages
...virtues choaks them all. Pride becomes not a rich man, but is infupport'. ' ' "_" N able in a poor man. Pride is as loud a beggar as want ; and a great deal more faucy. Pride is fcarce ever cured. Pride is the moft uneafy thing in the world, and ihe moft odious.... | |
 | James Anderson - Scotland - 1791 - 422 pages
...and fays; " Fond pride of drefs is fiire a very curie \ E'er fancy you confult, confult your purfe." And again-, " Pride is as loud a beggar as Want, and a great deal more faucy." When you have bought one fine thing, you muft buy ten more, that your appearance may be all... | |
 | Chapbooks - 1796 - 34 pages
...to get it in again. Poor Dick farther advises, and says, " Fond pride of dress is sure a very curse, Ere fancy you consult, consult your purse." And again,...must buy ten more, that your appearance may be all of a-piece ; but Poor Dick says, '* It is is easier to suppress the first desire, than to^tisfy all that... | |
 | Conduct of life - 1802 - 348 pages
...and fays, " Fund pride of drefs n fure a very curfe ; Ere fancy you confult, conu.lt your purle." > And again, " Pride is as loud a beggar as Want, and a great deal more faucy." When you have bought one fine thing, you muft buy ten more, that your appearance may be all... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1804 - 78 pages
...to get it in again." Poor Dick farther advises, and says, "Fond pride of dress is sure a very curse; ere fancy you consult, consult your purse." And again,...a great deal more saucy." When you have bought one fjne thing, you must buy ten more, that your appearance may be all of a piece; but poor Dick says>... | |
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