 | William Makepeace Thayer - 1875 - 298 pages
...said I, too much for his whistle. " If I see one fond of appearance, or fino clothes, fine houses, fine furniture, fine equipages, all above his fortune,...for which he contracts debts, and ends his career in a prison, Alas ! say I, lie has paid dear, very dear for his whistle. " When I see a beautiful, sweet-tempered... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1875 - 566 pages
...you give too much for your u'tiistle. If I see one fond of appearance, or fine clothes, fine houses, fine furniture, fine equipages, all above his fortune,...for which he contracts debts, and ends his career in a prison, Alas ! say I, he has paid dear, very dear, for his whistle. When I see a beautiful, sweet-tempered... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1875 - 768 pages
...you give too much for your whistle. If I see one fond of appearance, or fine clothes, fine houses, fine furniture, fine equipages, all above his fortune,...for which he contracts debts, and ends his career in a prison, Alas ! say I, he has paid dear, very dear, for his whistle. When I see a beautiful, sweet-tempered... | |
 | Henry Major - 1876 - 784 pages
...whistle." If I see one fond of fine clothes, fine furniture, fine equipages, al above his fortune, and for which he contracts debts, and ends his career in prison ; " Alas ! " I say, " he has paid dear, very dear, for his whistle." 2. Describe a ball frame for teaching arithmetic,... | |
 | Emil Otto - German language - 1878 - 186 pages
...yourself instead of pleasuee: you yivi too much foe youe whistle. If I see one fond of fine clothes, fine furniture, fine equipages, all above his fortune,...contracts debts, and ends his career in prison; Alas, say I, he has paid deae, veey deae, foe his whistle. When I see a beautiful, sweet-tempered girl, married... | |
 | Moffatt and Paige - 1879 - 378 pages
...whistle.' " If I see one fond of fine clothes, fine furniture, fine equipages, all above his fortune, and for which he contracts debts, and ends his career in prison, ' Alas ! ' I say, ' he has paid dear, very dear, for his whistle.'" The most irregular words in the above,... | |
 | Phebe Lankester - 1880 - 270 pages
...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,...Alas, says I, he has paid dear, very dear, for his ivhistle. "When I see a beautiful, sweet-tempered girl, married to an ill-natured brute of a husband,... | |
 | Moffatt and Paige - 1880 - 296 pages
...whistle." If I see one fond of fine clothes, fine furniture, fine 'equipages, all above his fortune, and for which he contracts debts, and ends his career in prison ; " Alas ! " I say, " he has paid dear, very dear for his whistle." In short, I conceive that the great part... | |
 | John Nichol - American literature - 1882 - 492 pages
...equipages, all above his fortune, for which he contracts debts and ends his career in a prison, 'Alas/' say I, 'he has paid dear, very dear, for his whistle.'...girl married to an illnatured brute of a husband, ' IVhat a, pity,' say I, ' that she should pay Ki much for her whistle ! ' " In short, I conceive that... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - United States - 1882 - 592 pages
...which he contracts debts, and ends his career in a prison, .lias! say I, he has paid dear, very thai; for his whistle. When I see a beautiful, sweet-tempered...girl married to an ill-natured brute of a husband, IVhat a pity, say I, that she should pay so much for a whistle ! In short, I conceive that great part... | |
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I, you are providing pain for yourself, instead of pleasure; you give too much for your whistle. 
