 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.  Cobb's New Juvenile Reader, No. III, Or, Third Reading Book: Containing ... - Pàgina 171per Lyman Cobb - 1844 - 216 pàginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | Friedrich Otto Froembling - 1866 - 438 pàgines
...own aifairs, and ruining them by that neglect: "He pays, indeed," said I, "too much for his whistle." If I knew a miser, who gave up every kind of comfortable...pleasure of doing good to others, all the esteem of his fellow citizens, and the joys of benevolent friendship, for the sake of accumulating wealth: "Poor... | |
 | Louis Le Brun, Henri van Laun - 1869 - 290 pàgines
...affairs, and ruining them by that neglect : " He pays, indeed," said I, " too much for14 his whistle." If I knew a miser, who gave up every kind of comfortable living,16 all the pleasure of doing good to others, all the esteem of his fellow-citizens, and the... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1870 - 146 pàgines
...other people's affairs, and NEGLECTING his own, he said, " He pays too much for his whistle." If he knew a miser, who gave up every kind of COMFORTABLE...all the pleasure of doing good to others, all the goodwill of his fellow CITIZENS, and the joys of FRIENDSHIP, for the sake of getting money, " Poor... | |
 | Ephraim Hunt - 1872 - 658 pàgines
...own affairs, and ruining them by that neglect, lIe pays, indeed, says I, too much for his whistle. If I knew a miser who gave up every kind of comfortable...man, says I, you do, indeed, pay too much for your wJ,istle. When I meet a man of pleasure sacrificing every laudable improvement of the mind or of his... | |
 | 1872 - 660 pàgines
...his own affairs, and ruining them by that neglect, He pays, indeed, says I, too much for his whistle. If I knew a miser who gave up every kind of comfortable...accumulating wealth, Poor man, says I, you do, indeed, pai/ too much for your whistle. When I meet a man of pleasure sacrificing every laudable improvement... | |
 | Egone Cunradi - 1873 - 234 pàgines
...every kind of comfort, all the pleasures of doing good to others, the esteem of his fellow citizens, and the joys of benevolent friendship, for the sake of accumulating wealth ; I said, BIJoor man, you pay indeed too dear for your whistle". When I meet with a man who loves pleasure... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1875 - 768 pàgines
...his own affairs, and ruining them by that neglect, He pays, indeed, said I, too much for his whistle. If I knew a miser, who gave up every kind of comfortable...friendship, for the sake of accumulating wealth, Poor man, said I, you pay too much for your whistle. When I met with a man of pleasure, sacrificing every laudable... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1875 - 566 pàgines
...his owu affairs, and ruining them by that neglect, He pays, indeed, said I, too much for his whistle. If I knew a miser, who gave up every kind of comfortable...friendship, for the sake of accumulating wealth, Poor man, said I, you pay too much for your whistle. When I met with a man of pleasure, sacrificing every laudable... | |
 | H E Goldschmidt - 1877 - 102 pàgines
...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 - 1878 - 286 pàgines
...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...for the sake of accumulating wealth, " Poor man," said I, " you do indeed pay too much for your whistle." 9. When I met a man of pleasure, sacrificing... | |
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