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Handle your tools without mittens : remember , that " The cat in gloves catches no
mice , " as Poor Richard says . It is true , there is much to be done , and , perhaps
, you are weak - handed ; but stick to it steadily , and you will see great effects ...
Handle your tools without mittens : remember , that " The cat in gloves catches no
mice , " as Poor Richard says . It is true , there is much to be done , and , perhaps
, you are weak - handed ; but stick to it steadily , and you will see great effects ...
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You may think , perhaps , that a little tea , or a little punch now and then , diet a
little more costly , clothes a little finer , and a little entertainment now and then ,
can be no great matter ; but remember , " Many a little makes a mickle . ” Bea
ware of ...
You may think , perhaps , that a little tea , or a little punch now and then , diet a
little more costly , clothes a little finer , and a little entertainment now and then ,
can be no great matter ; but remember , " Many a little makes a mickle . ” Bea
ware of ...
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Remember ? what Poor Richard says , “ Buy what thou hast no need of , and ere
long thou shalt sell thy necessaries . " And again , “ At a great pennyworth pause
a while : " And a he means , that perhaps the cheapness is apparent on great : ly
...
Remember ? what Poor Richard says , “ Buy what thou hast no need of , and ere
long thou shalt sell thy necessaries . " And again , “ At a great pennyworth pause
a while : " And a he means , that perhaps the cheapness is apparent on great : ly
...
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However , remember this , " They that will not be counselled , cannot be helped ; "
) and farther , that " If you will not hear Reason , she will surely rap your knuckles ,
" as Poor Richard says . ' Thus the old gentleman ended his harangue .
However , remember this , " They that will not be counselled , cannot be helped ; "
) and farther , that " If you will not hear Reason , she will surely rap your knuckles ,
" as Poor Richard says . ' Thus the old gentleman ended his harangue .
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As yet dazzled with the esplendor of that sun to which you have restored me , • I
have been wandering the streets to find some • friend that would assist , or
relieve , or remember me ; . but my friends , my family , and relations , are all
dead , and ...
As yet dazzled with the esplendor of that sun to which you have restored me , • I
have been wandering the streets to find some • friend that would assist , or
relieve , or remember me ; . but my friends , my family , and relations , are all
dead , and ...
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| Title | Preceptive, Moral, and Sentimental Pieces: On the Duties of the Young, Issue 10 Preceptive, Moral, and Sentimental Pieces: On the Duties of the Young |
| Publisher | G. Nicholson, 1796 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 16 Feb 2008 |
| Length | 20 pages |
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