Poor man, said I, you pay too much for your whistle. When I met with a man of pleasure, sacrificing every laudable improvement of the mind, or of his fortune, to mere corporeal sensations, and ruining his health in their pursuit, Mistaken man, said I,... The Life of Benjamin Franklin - Page 377by Benjamin Franklin - 1875Full view - About this book
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...give too muchforyour Whijtte. If I fee one fond of fine clothes, fine houfes, fine ^Furniture, line equipages, all above his fortune, For which he contracts debts, and ends his career in prifon. Alas f fays I, he has paid dear, very dear, for his WhiftU. When I faw a beautiful fweet tempered... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1793 - 324 pages
...yourfelf, in/lead of pleafure : you give too much for your whrjtle. If I fee one fond of fine clothes, fine furniture, fine! equipages, all above his fortune,...for which he contracts debts, and ends his career in prifon ; Alas, fays I, he has paid dear, very dear, for his •whiftle. When I fee a beautiful, fweet-tempered... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1793 - 282 pages
...yourfelf, in/lead cf pleafure : you give too much for your wbiflle. If I fee one fond of fine clothes, fine furniture, fine equipages, all above his fortune, for which he contracts debt?, and ends his career in prifonj /f/<«,fays I, he has paid dear, very dear, for hts When I fee... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - Essays - 1794 - 348 pages
...yeyrfelf, inHead of pkafurt : you give too much for your ivhififc'l If 1 fee one fond of fine clothes, fine furniture, fine equipages, all above his fortune,...for which he contracts debts, and ends his career in prifon ; Afat, fays, I, he has paid dear, very dear for hit wbiftle. When I fee a beantiful, fweet-tempercd... | |
| 302 pages
...you give too much for your wbijlle. If I faw one fond of fine cloa.ths, fine hpufes, ^tie furn^ure, fine equipages, all above his fortune, for which he contracts debts, and ends his career in prifon ,-\ a'as! faid I, he has paid dear," very dear, foi his •wlAfth. When I faw a beautiful, fweet-tempered... | |
| Universalism - 1799 - 394 pages
...give too much for your whiftle! If I fee one fond of fine cloaths, fine furniture, fine equipage-,' all above his fortune, for which he contracts debts, and ends his career in prifon, Alas! fa ys I, he has paid dear, very dear, far his vjhijtle ! When I fee a beautiful fweet-temper'd... | |
| Stephen Jones, Charles Molloy Westmacott - English literature - 1799 - 468 pages
...yourfelf in/lead of pleafure : you give too much for your whiffle. If 1 fee one fond of fine clothes, fine equipages, all above his fortune, for which he contracts debts, and encls his career in prifun : Alas! fays I, he has paid dear., very dear, for his vubiftle. When 1 fee... | |
| Caleb Bingham - Literature - 1801 - 234 pages
...for your Whijlle. 10. If I fee one fond of fine clothes, fine furniture, fine houfes, fine equipage, all above his fortune, for which he contracts debts, and ends his career in prifon ; Alas ! fay I, be has paid dear, very 'dear, for hit- Whijlle. 11. In fhort, I conceived that... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 72 pages
...mind, or of fortune, to mere sensual gratifications; Mistaken man ! said I, you are providing pain for yourself, instead of pleasure; you give too much for your whistle. If I saw one fond of fine clothes, fine furniture, fine equipages, all above his fortune, for which he contracted... | |
| Noah Webster - Elocution - 1804 - 254 pages
...muchfw your whittle. 10. If I see one fond of fine clothes, "fine furniture, fine houses, fine equipage, all above his fortune, for which he contracts debts, and ends his career in prison ; Alas ! say I, he has paid dcart very dear/or his •Kihinlle. 1 1. In short, I conceived that... | |
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