 | Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1818 - 566 pages
...something, that pretended to be reason, was every now and then suggesting to me, that, such extrerrte nicety as I exacted of myself might be a kind of foppery...inconvenience of being envied and hated: and that a benevo* lent man should allow a few faults in himself, to keep his friends in countenance. In truth... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Philosophers - 1818 - 566 pages
...points of vice and virtue, have given up the struggle, and concluded that " a speckled axe is bent" For something, that pretended to be reason, was every- now and then suggesting to me, that such exireine nicety as I exacted of myself might be a kind of foppery in morals, which, if it were known,... | |
 | 1818 - 502 pages
...given up the struggle, and concluded that ' a speckled u.rt wax beat.' For something, that pretended lo be reason, was every now and then suggesting to me, that such extreme uicety as I exacted of myself might be a kind of foppery in morals, « hich, if it were known, would... | |
 | Anna Maria Hall - 842 pages
...points of vice and virtue, ' kite given np the struggle, and concluded that '« tfftlilcd axe it best.' For something, that pretended to be reason, was every...me, that such extreme nicety as I exacted of myself i might be a kind of foppery in morals, which, if it were i known, would make me ridiculous; that a... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Horatio Hastings Weld - 1856 - 584 pages
...points of vice and virtue, have given up the struggle, and concluded that " a speckled ax is best;" for something, that pretended to be reason, was every...as I exacted of myself might be a kind of foppery iu morals, which, if it were known, would make me ridiculous; that a perfect character might be attended... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1859 - 680 pages
...virtue, have given up the struggle, and concluded that " a speckled axe was best." For something, thit pretended to be reason, was every now and then suggesting...I exacted of myself might be a kind of foppery in morah, which if it 'were known, would make me ridiculous ; that a perfect character might bi atte:i'lc:I... | |
 | Society of Friends - 1859 - 852 pages
...points of vice and virtue, have given up the struggle, and concluded that ' a xjitrkled axe, was best.' For something that pretended to be reason, was every...then suggesting to me, that such extreme nicety as I had exacted of myself might be a kind of foppery in morals, which, if it were known, would make me... | |
 | James Parton - 1864 - 720 pages
...points of vice and virtue, have given up the struggle, and concluded that ' a speckled axe is best.'1 For something, that pretended to be reason, was every...might be attended with the inconvenience of being got a friend, who was going upon change, to inquire amongr tho merehants what was the custom in such... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Biography & Autobiography - 1868 - 426 pages
...points of vice and virtue, have given up the struggle, and concluded that " a speckled ax was best;" for something, that pretended to be reason, was every now and then suggesting to me that such extream nicety as I exacted of myself might be a kind of foppery in morals, which, if it were known,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1875 - 602 pages
...points of vice and virtue, have given up the struggle, and concluded that " a speckled ax was best;" for something, that pretended to be reason, was every now and then suggesting to me that such extream nicety as I exacted of myself might be a kind of foppery in morals, which, if it were known,... | |
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... a speckled ax was best;" for something, that pretended to be reason, was every now and then suggesting to me that such extream nicety as I exacted of myself might be a kind of foppery in morals, which, if it were known, would make me ridiculous ;... 
