 | Benjamin Franklin - 1853 - 522 pàgines
...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... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1855 - 402 pàgines
...you gwe too much for your whistle. If I see one fond of fine clothes, fine furniture, fine equipages, all above his fortune, for which he contracts debts, and ends his career in prison ; Alas, says I, he haspaid dear, very dear for his whistle. When I see a beautiful, sweet-tempered girl, married to an... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck - 1855 - 718 pàgines
...whittle. 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, vert/ dftir, for his whistle. I When I see a beautiful, sweet-tempered... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck, George Long Duyckinck - 1855 - 294 pàgines
...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, l,r has paid dear, rrrv dfar, for his whittle. When I see a beautiful, sweet-tempered... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1858 - 752 pàgines
...give too much for your wltistle. If I see one fond of fine clothes, fine furniture, fine equipages, all above his fortune, for which he contracts debts, and ends his career in prison-1— Alas, says I, he has paid dear, very dear, for his whistle. When I see a beautiful, sweet-tempered... | |
 | Robert Demaus - 1860 - 296 pàgines
...are providing pain for yourself, instead of pleasure; you give too much for your whistle" If I saw one fond of fine clothes, fine furniture, fine equipage, all above his fortune, for which he contracted debts, and ended his career in prison. "Alas!" said 1, "he has paid dear, very dear for... | |
 | William M. Thayer - 1861 - 304 pàgines
...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,... | |
 | William Makepeace Thayer - 1860 - 342 pàgines
...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... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1862 - 792 pàgines
...give too much for your whistle. If I see one fond of fine clothes, fine furniture, fine equipages, all above his fortune, for which he contracts debts,...Alas, says I, he has paid dear, very dear, for his wliistlf. When I see a beautiful, sweet-tempered girl, married to an illnatured brute of a husband,... | |
 | James Stuart Laurie - 1863 - 328 pàgines
...give too much for your whistle." If I see one fond of fine clothes, fine furniture, fine equipages, all above his fortune, for which he contracts debts, and ends his career in prison; "Alas!" say I, "he has paid dear, very dear, for his whistle." When I see a beautiful, sweet-tempered girl,... | |
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Mistaken man, said I, you are providing pain for yourself, instead of pleasure; you give too much for your whistle. 
