 | Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 72 pages
...political bustles, neglecting his own affairs, and ruining them by that neglect ; he pays indeed, said 1, too much for his whistle. If I knew a miser, who gave up every kind of comfortable living, all the pleasures of doing good to others, all the esteem of his fellowcitizens, and the joys of benevolent... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1804 - 78 pages
...them by that neglect: He fays, indeed, say I, too much for his whistle. If I know a miser, who gives 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... | |
 | Sydney Melmoth - English prose literature - 1805 - 368 pages
...ruining them by that neglect ; He pays, indeed, says \, too much for his whistle. 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... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 586 pages
...political bustks, neglecting his own affairs, and ruining {hem by that neglect, Repays, indeed, says I, too much for his whistle. If I knew a miser, who...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 - American literature - 1806 - 590 pages
...political bustles, neglecting hij own affairs, and ruining them by that neglect, He pays, indeed, says I, too much for his whistle. If I knew a miser, who...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... | |
 | Noah Webster - Readers - 1809 - 202 pages
...neglecting his own aflsirs, and ruining them by that neglect, He /ays, sai4 Ij fbo much for his U'liinik. 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 benevo lent friendship, for the sake of accumulating... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1810 - 292 pages
...own affairs, and ruining them by that neglect: He pays indeed, say* i, loo much for his whistle. II i knew a miser, who gave up every kind of comfortable living, all the pleasure of doing good to o-hers, all the esteem of his fellow-citizens, anil the joys of benevolent friendship, for the sake... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American essays - 1811 - 190 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- citizen a, and the joys of benevolent friendship, for the '" sake of accumulating... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American essays - 1811 - 196 pages
...neglecting his own affairs, and ruining them by that neglect : He pays indeed, says I, too much for bis whistle. If I knew a miser, who gave up every kind...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... | |
 | 1812 - 314 pages
...them by that neglect: He fays, indeed, say I, loo much for his whistle. Jf I know a miser, who gives 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... | |
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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. 
