 | Benjamin Franklin - 1793 - 324 Seiten
...whiftle. When I faw another fond of popularity, conftantly employing himfelf in political buftles, neglecting his own affairs, and ruining them by that neglect : He pays, indeed fays I, too much for his whiftle. If I knew a mifer, who gave up every kind of comfortable living,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1793 - 282 Seiten
...another fond of popularity, conftantly employing himfclf in political • litical buftles, neglefting his own affairs, and ruining them by that neglect: He •pays, indeed, fays I, too much for bis wbiftle. If I knew a mifer, who gave up every kind of comfortable living,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 72 Seiten
...many, very many, who gave too much for their whistles. When I saw any one too ambitious of courtfavour, sacrificing his time in attendance on levees, his...ruining them by that neglect ; he pays indeed, said 1, too much for his whistle. If I knew a miser, who gave up every kind of comfortable living, all the... | |
 | Noah Webster - 1804 - 254 Seiten
...perhaps his friends to attain it, I have said to myself, 'Thin man gives too muchjltr liis whistle. " '7. "When I saw another fond of popularity, constantly...employing, himself in political bustles, neglecting his awn affairs, and ruining them by that neglect, he pays indeed, said I, te« much fcr his -uhistle.... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1804 - 78 Seiten
...attendance on levees, his repose, his liberty, his virtue, and perhaps his friends, to attain it, I say to myself, This man gives too much for his whistle. When I see another fond of popularity, constantly employing himself in political bustles, neglecting his own... | |
 | Sydney Melmoth - 1805 - 368 Seiten
...attendance on levees, his repose, his liberty, his virtue, and perhaps his friends, to attain it, I have said to myself, This man gives too much for his whistle....and ruining them by that neglect ; He pays, indeed, says \, too much for his whistle. If I knew a,miser, who gave up every kind of comfortable living,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 586 Seiten
...attendance on levees, his repose, his liberty, his virtue, and perhaps his friends, to attain it, I have said to myself, This man gives too much for his whistle....popularity, constantly employing himself in political bustks, neglecting his own affairs, and ruining {hem by that neglect, Repays, indeed, says I, too much... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 590 Seiten
...virtue, and perhaps his friends, to attain it, I have said to myself, This man gives too much for hip whistle. When I saw another fond of popularity, constantly...employing himself in political bustles, neglecting hij own affairs, and ruining them by that neglect, He pays, indeed, says I, too much for his whistle.... | |
 | Manual - 1809 - 324 Seiten
...attendance on levees, his repose, his liberty, his virtue, and perhaps his friends, to attain it, I have said to myself, This man gives too much for his whistle....employing himself in political bustles, neglecting his own aflairs, and ruining them by that neglect ; He pays indeed, said I, too much for his whistle. If I... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1810 - 292 Seiten
...perhaps his friends, to attain it, I have said to myself, this man give* too much for h!n whittle. When I saw another fond of popularity, constantly employing himself in political bustles, neglecting P his own affairs, and ruining them by that neglect: He pays indeed, say* i, loo much for his whistle.... | |
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I saw one too ambitious of court favor, sacrificing his time in attendance on levees, his repose, his liberty, his virtue, and perhaps his friends, to attain it, I have said to myself, This man gives too much for his whistle. 
