 | 1856 - 622 Seiten
...threepence." M. Say's story is one of the many examples of the truth of the old proverb : "For want of a nail the shoe was lost, for want of a shoe the horse was lost, for want of a horse the man was lost.' TEE CHILDHEN'THAT WENT WEST. About three weeks ago a company of poor street children... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1856 - 554 Seiten
...threepence." M. Say-s story is one of the many examples of the truth of the old proverb — " for want of a nail the shoe was lost, for want of a shoe the horse was lost, for want of a horse the man was lost." Nearly all the great variety of articles in a hardware store are made by machinery.... | |
 | 1856 - 372 Seiten
...studied, but to be read. — Johnson. DCCLVL A little neglect may breed great mischief; for want of a nail the shoe was lost ; for want of a shoe the horse wa» lost : and for want of a horse the rider was lost ; being overtaken and slain by an enemy, all... | |
 | John Warner Barber - 1857 - 274 Seiten
...have been saved with a few minutes trouble." " A stitch in time would have saved nine." " For want of a nail, the shoe was lost, for want of a shoe, the horse was lost, for want of a horse, the man was lost." A great ship was going on a long voyage, and when the passengers were all ready to sail,... | |
 | James William Gilbart - 1857 - 416 Seiten
...servant, and one that you like, serve yourself. A little neglect may breed great mischief; for want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost ; and for want of a horse the rider was lost,' being overtaken and slain by the enemy ; all for... | |
 | James William Gilbart - 1857 - 416 Seiten
...servant, and one that you like, serve yourself. A little neglect may breed great mischief ; for want of a nail the shoe was lost ; for want of a shoe the horse was lost ; and for want of a horse the rider was lost,' being overtaken and slain by the enemy ; all for... | |
 | Offfice of the Country Gentleman - 1858 - 396 Seiten
...wheat-midge. This was almost aa disastrous as Dr. Frnnklin's illustration of neglect — " For want of a nail the shoe was lost, for want of a shoe the horse...was lost, for want of a horse the rider was lost." In planning the work of the year, it is advisable that provision be made for trying experiments. Not... | |
 | William Chambers - 1858 - 378 Seiten
...smallest matters, because sometimes ' A little neglect may breed great mischief;' adding: 'For want of a nail, the shoe was lost ; for want of a shoe, the horse was lost ; and for want of a horse, the rider was lost;' being overtaken and slain by the enemy, all for... | |
 | John Goodman (M.D.) - 1858 - 226 Seiten
...it can ever be brought into general adoption, in the successful treatment of disease. " For want of a nail the shoe was lost ; For want of a shoe the horse was lost." These subjects, however, with clothing, air, and exercise, form the special matter for detail... | |
 | Hugh Stowell Brown - 1859 - 428 Seiten
...for a halfpenny worth of tar ;" " To spare at the spigot, and let out at the bunghole;" "For want of a nail the shoe was lost, for want of a shoe the horse was lost, for want of a horse the rider was lost ;" to which I add, as the shortest and most exact description of the error which we are about to discuss,... | |
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... for want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for want of a horse the rider was lost... 
