 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
 | Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1804 - 78 pages
...you give loo much for your whistle. If I see one fond of fine clothes, fine furniture, fine equipage, all above his fortune, for which he contracts debts, and ends his career in prison; Alas! say J, he has paid dear, very dear, for his whistle. When I see a beautiful sweet tempered... | |
 | Sydney Melmoth - English prose literature - 1805 - 368 pages
...mind, or of his fortune, to mere corporeal sensations ; Mistaken man, says I, you are providing pain for yourself, instead of pleasure; you give too much for your whistle. If I see one fond of fine clothes, fine furniture, fine equipages, all above his fortune, for which he contracts debts,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 586 pages
...corporeal sensations, and mining his health in their pursuit, Mistaken man,, says I, you are providing pain for yourself, instead of pleasure: you give too much...furniture, fine equipages, all above his fortune, tune, for which he contracts debts, and ends his career in a prison, Alas, says I, he has paid dear,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1806 - 590 pages
...corporeal sensations, and ruining his health in their pursuit, Mistaken man, says I, you are providing pain for yourself, instead of pleasure : you give too much...for your whistle. If I see one fond of appearance, of fine clolhes, fine houses, fine furniture, fine equipages, all above his fortune, tune, for which... | |
 | Conduct of life - 1806 - 360 pages
...wealth; Poor man, fays I, you do indeed pay too much for your whiftle. 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 ivhiftle. When I fee a beautiful, Tweet-tempered... | |
 | Solomon Hodgson - Conduct of life - 1806 - 362 pages
...give too much for your iuhijlle. If I fee one fond of fine clothes, fine furniture, fine eqirpages, all above his fortune, for which he contracts debts, and ends his career in prifon : Alas, fays I, be has paid dear, very dear, for his -whiflle. When I fee a beautiful, fweet-tempered... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1807 - 310 pages
...now blessed with an excellent constitution : may it last forever ! If I see one fond of fine clothes, fine furniture, fine equipages, all above his fortune,...for which he contracts debts, and ends his career in prison ; Alas, says I, he IMS flaid dear, -very dear, for hit whistle. When I see a beautiful, sweet-tempered... | |
 | Manual - Essays - 1809 - 324 pages
...mind, or of his fortune, to mere corporal sensations ; Mistaken man, say I, you are providing pain for yourself instead of pleasure; you give too much for your whistle. If I see one fond of fine clothes, fine furniture, fine equipages, all above his fortune, for which he contracts debts,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American essays - 1811 - 190 pages
...mind, or of his fortune, to mere corporeal sensations ; M is~ taken man, says I, you are providing pain for yourself, instead of pleasure ; you give too much for your whistle. If I see one fond of fine cloths, fine furniture, fine equipages, all above his fortune, for which he contracts debts, and... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American essays - 1811 - 196 pages
...fortune, to mere corporeal sensations ; Mistaken man, says I, you are providing pain for yvurself, instead of pleasure ; you give too much for your whistle. If I see one fond of fine cloths, fine furniture, fine equipages, all above his fortune, for which he contracts debts, and... | |
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