| English literature - 1777 - 756 pages
...gracious King, be up by peep of day ; " Let not the fun look down, and lay, Inglorious here he lies!'1 Handle your tools without mittens; remember, that...The cat in gloves catches no mice," as poor Richard fays. It is true, there is much to be done, and perhaps yon are weak-handrd ; but (lick to it fteadfy,... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - American prose literature - 1779 - 610 pages
...your own mafter ? be amamed to catch yourfelf * idle, when there is fo much to be done for ' yourfelf, your family, your country, and your ' king. Handle your tools without mittens, re' member, that, " The cat in gloves catches no " mice," as Poor Richard fays. It is true, there is... | |
| several hands - 1780 - 612 pages
...your own mafter ? be aftiamed to catch yourftlf idle, when there is fo much to be done for yourfelf, your family, your country, and your king. Handle your...The cat in gloves catches no mice," as Poor Richard fays. It is true, there is much to be done, and, perhaps, you are weak-handed ; but fticlc to it fteadily,... | |
| Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - Periodicals - 1780 - 614 pages
...your own mafter ? be afnamed to catch yourfelf idle, when there is fo much to be done for yourfelf, your family, your country, and your king. Handle your...The cat in gloves catches no mice," as Poor Richard fays. It is true, there is much to be done, and, perhaps, you are weak-handed ; but ftick to it fteadily,... | |
| Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - Books - 1780 - 612 pages
...your own mafter ? be aftiamed to catch yourfelf idle, when there is fo much to be done for yqurfelf, your family, your country, and your king. Handle your...The cat in gloves catches no mice," as Poor Richard fays. It is true, there is much to be done, and, perhaps, you are weak-handed ; but ftick to it fteadily,... | |
| James Anderson - Scotland - 1791 - 422 pages
...gracious king, be up by peep of day ; "let not the fun look down, and fay, inglorious here he lies!" Handle your tools without mittens ; remember, that...the cat in gloves catches no mice," as poor Richard fays. It is true, there is much to be done, and perhaps you are weak-handed ; but ftick to it fteadily,... | |
| Conduct of life - 1792 - 494 pages
..." If you would have your bufincfs done, go ; if i not, fend." And agnrap j to be done for yourfelf, your family, your country, and your king. Handle your...mittens ; remember, that " The cat In gloves catches no-mice," a* Poor Richard fays. It is true, there is much to be done, and, perhaps, you are wcak-haiided;... | |
| Chapbooks - 1796 - 34 pages
...till to-morrow, which you can do to-day." — If you were a servant, would you not be ashamed that a good master should catch you idle ? Are you then your own master? be ashamed to catch yourself1 rdle, when there is so much to be done for yourself, your family, your country, and your... | |
| 1797 - 522 pages
...yourielf idle, when there is fo much to be done for vourfelf, your family, your country, and ) our k'-ng. Handle your tools without mittens : remember, that...The cat in gloves catches no mice," as Poor Richard fays. It is true, there is much to be done, and, perhaps, you are weak-handed; but flick to it fteadily,... | |
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