 | Egone Cunradi - 1873 - 234 pages
...political bustles, neglecting his own affairs and ruining them by that neglect, I said, BHe pays indeed too much for his whistle". If I knew a miser who gave up every kind of comfort, all the pleasures of doing good to others, the esteem of his fellow citizens, and the joys... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1875 - 566 pages
...fond of popularity, constantly employing himself in political bustles, neglecting his owu affairs, and ruining them by that neglect, He pays, indeed,...living, all the pleasure of doing good to others, all the esteem of his fellow-citizens, and the joys of benevolent friendship, for the sake of accumulating... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1875 - 768 pages
...fond of popularity, constantly employing himself in political bustles, neglecting his own affairs, and ruining them by that neglect, He pays, indeed,...living, all the pleasure of doing good to others, all the esteem of his fellow-citizens, and the joys of benevolent friendship, for the sake of accumulating... | |
 | William Makepeace Thayer - 1875 - 298 pages
...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. " If I see one fond of appearance, or fino clothes, fine houses, fine furniture, fine equipages, all above... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1875 - 562 pages
...constantly employing himself in political bustles, neglecting his own /Er. 73.] THE WHISTLE. affairs, and ruining them by that neglect, He pays, indeed, said I, too much far his whistle. If I knew a miser, who gave up every kind of comfortable living, all the pleasure... | |
 | H E Goldschmidt - 1877 - 102 pages
...bustle, neglecting his own affairs, and ruining them by that neglect,6 " He pays, indeed," said L, " too much for his whistle." If I knew a miser, who gave up every kind of comfortable living,7 all the pleasure of doing good to others, all th< esteem of his fellow-citizens, and the joys... | |
 | William Torrey Harris, Andrew Jackson Rickoff, Mark Bailey - Children's literature - 1878 - 286 pages
...affairs, and ruining them by that neglect, " He pays, indeed," said I, " too much for this whistle." 8. If I knew a miser, who gave up every kind of comfortable...living, all the pleasure of doing good to others, all the esteem of his fellow-citizens, and the joys of benevolent friendship, for the sake of accumulating... | |
 | William Torrey Harris, Andrew Jackson Rickoff, Mark Bailey - Children's literature - 1878 - 280 pages
...saw another fond of popularity, constantly employing himself in politics, neglecting his own affairs, and ruining them by that neglect, " He pays, indeed," said I, " too much for this whistle." 8. If I knew a miser, who gave up every kind of comfortable living, all the pleasure... | |
 | William Torrey Harris, Andrew Jackson Rickoff, Mark Bailey - Readers (Elementary) - 1878 - 268 pages
...saw another fond of popularity, constantly employing himself in politics, neglecting his own affaire, and ruining them by that neglect, "He pays, indeed," said I, " too nrach for this whistle." 8. If I knew a miser, who gave up every kind of comfortable living, all the... | |
 | Phebe Lankester - 1880 - 270 pages
...political bustles, neglecting his own affairs, and ruining them by that neglect, — He pays, indeed, says i, too much for his whistle. " If I knew a miser,...living, all the pleasure of doing good to others, all the esteem of his fellow-citizens, and the joys of benevolent friendship, for the sake of accumulating... | |
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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. 
