The Cheap magazine [ed. by G. Miller.] Vol, Volume 1George Miller 1813 |
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... masters of seminaries who have been assiduous in recommending the work to those under their charge , the publishers desire to testify their sincere gratitude and to the nobility and gentry who have kindly patronized their humble ...
... masters of seminaries who have been assiduous in recommending the work to those under their charge , the publishers desire to testify their sincere gratitude and to the nobility and gentry who have kindly patronized their humble ...
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... masters or mistresses , and break into shops and houses ; till , at last , grown hard- ened in wickedness , they throw off all restraint , bid defi- ance to the laws , betake themselves to the highway , and being fortunate , as they ...
... masters or mistresses , and break into shops and houses ; till , at last , grown hard- ened in wickedness , they throw off all restraint , bid defi- ance to the laws , betake themselves to the highway , and being fortunate , as they ...
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... master's good will so much , that he used to tell me now and then that I was a trusty lad , and sometimes even gave me a small present . I always remembered my father's advice to be faithful and true - hearted ; and indeed , I think I ...
... master's good will so much , that he used to tell me now and then that I was a trusty lad , and sometimes even gave me a small present . I always remembered my father's advice to be faithful and true - hearted ; and indeed , I think I ...
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... master . He had an extensive farm , and was a very intelligent man ; and in his service I gained a great deal of experience , which was useful to me on many occasions afterwards . Here I passed my time very comfortably . My master was ...
... master . He had an extensive farm , and was a very intelligent man ; and in his service I gained a great deal of experience , which was useful to me on many occasions afterwards . Here I passed my time very comfortably . My master was ...
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... master at the first term , and lived with my mother till her death , which hap pened four years after . I will not trouble you , sir , with a particular account of my life after that period . I married , and my wife being brought up in ...
... master at the first term , and lived with my mother till her death , which hap pened four years after . I will not trouble you , sir , with a particular account of my life after that period . I married , and my wife being brought up in ...
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Page 409 - Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter? Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.
Page 95 - Friends," says he, and Neighbours, "the Taxes are indeed very heavy, and if those laid on by the Government were the only Ones we had to pay, we might more easily discharge them; but we have many others, and much more grievous to some of us. We are taxed twice as much by our Idleness, three times as much by our Pride, and four times as much by our Folly; and from these Taxes the Commissioners cannot ease or deliver us by allowing an Abatement. However let us hearken to good Advice, and something...
Page 95 - Key is always bright, as Poor Richard says. But dost thou love Life, then do not squander Time; for that's the stuff Life is made of, as Poor Richard says. How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep, forgetting that The Sleeping Fox catches no Poultry, and that There will be sleeping enough in the Grave, as Poor Richard says.
Page 100 - You call them goods; but if you do not take care they will prove evils to some of you. You expect they will be sold cheap, and perhaps they may for less than they cost; but if you have no occasion for them they must be dear to you. Remember what Poor Richard says: Buy what thou hast no need of, and ere long thou shalt sell thy necessaries.
Page 209 - ... to dive into the depths of dungeons, to plunge into the infection of hospitals, to survey the mansions of sorrow and pain, to take the gauge and dimensions of misery, depression and contempt, to remember the forgotten, to attend to the neglected, to visit the forsaken, and to compare and collate the distresses of all men in all countries.
Page 165 - These are thy glorious works, Parent of good, Almighty, thine this universal frame, Thus wondrous fair; thyself how wondrous then ! Unspeakable, who sitt'st above these heavens, To us invisible, or dimly seen In these thy lowest works; yet these declare Thy goodness beyond thought, and power divine.
Page 101 - Knees, as Poor Richard says. Perhaps they have had a small Estate left them which they knew not the Getting of; they think 'tis Day, and will never be Night...
Page 209 - He has visited all Europe, — not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces, or the stateliness of temples ; not to make accurate measurements of the remains of ancient grandeur, nor to form a scale of the curiosity of modern art ; not to collect medals, or...
Page 103 - Creditors are a superstitious sect, great observers of set days and times. The day comes round before you are aware, and the demand is made before you are prepared to satisfy it. Or if you bear your debt in mind, the term which at first seemed so long, will, as it lessens, appear extremely short. Time will seem to have added wings to his heels as well as his shoulders. ' Those have a short Lent (saith poor Richard) who owe money to be paid at Easter.
Page 98 - And again, Three removes are as bad as a fire ; and again, Keep thy shop, and thy shop will keep thee ; and again, If you would have your business done, go; if not, send. And again, He that by the plough would thrive, Himself must either hold or drive.