 When I saw another fond of popularity, constantly employing himself in political bustles, neglecting his own affairs, and ruining them by that neglect, He pays, indeed, said I, too much for his whistle.  The national thrift reader - Page 12by Phebe Lankester - 1880Full view - About this book
 | Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1793 - 324 pages
...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 - Statesmen - 1793 - 282 pages
...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 pages
...his virtue, and perhaps his friends, to attain, it, I said to myself, this man gives too much for his whistle. When I saw another fond of popularity, constantly...and 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,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1804 - 78 pages
...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...own affairs, and ruining them by that neglect: He fays, indeed, say I, too much for his whistle. If I know a miser, who gives up every kind of comfortable... | |
 | Noah Webster - Elocution - 1804 - 254 pages
...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.... | |
 | Sydney Melmoth - English prose literature - 1805 - 368 pages
...virtue, and perhaps his friends, to attain it, I have said to myself, This man gives too much for his whistle. When I saw another fond of popularity, constantly...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, all the... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1806 - 590 pages
...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.... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 586 pages
...virtue, and perhaps his friends, to attain it, I have said to myself, This man gives too much for his whistle. When I saw another fond of popularity, constantly employing himself in political bustks, neglecting his own affairs, and ruining {hem by that neglect, Repays, indeed, says I, too much... | |
 | Manual - Essays - 1809 - 324 pages
...virtue, and perhaps his friends, to attain it, I have said to myself, This man gives too much for his whistle. When I saw another fond of popularity, constantly...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 - American literature - 1810 - 292 pages
...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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