 | 1872 - 660 Seiten
...liberty, his virtue, and perhaps his friends, to attain it, I have said to myself, This man gives too muck for his whistle. When I saw another fond of popularity,...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 living, all... | |
 | Ephraim Hunt - 1872 - 658 Seiten
...liberty, his virtue, and perhaps his friends, to attain it, I have said to myself, Has •man gives too much for his whistle. When I saw another fond of popularity,...his 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... | |
 | Egone Cunradi - 1873 - 234 Seiten
...gives too much for his whistle". When I saw another who cared only of popularity, constantly employed in 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,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1875 - 768 Seiten
...liberty, his virtue, and perhaps his friends, to attain it, I have said to myself, This man gives too much for his whistle. When I saw another fond of popularity,...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,... | |
 | William Makepeace Thayer - 1875 - 298 Seiten
...liberty, his virtue, and, perhaps, his friends, to attain it, I have said to myself, This man gives too much for his whistle. "When I saw another fond of...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 Seiten
...liberty, his virtue, and perhaps his friends, to attain it, I have said to myself, This man gives too much for his whistle. When I saw another fond of popularity,...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... | |
 | 1898 - 266 Seiten
...liberty, his virtue, and perhaps his friends, to attain it, I have said to myself, this man gives too much for his whistle. When I saw another, fond of...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, al. the esteem of his fellow... | |
 | Richard Garnett, Léon Vallée, Alois Brandl - 1899 - 430 Seiten
...liberty, his virtue, and perhaps his friends, to attain it, I have said to myself, This man gives too much for his whistle. When I saw another fond of popularity,...gave up any kind of a comfortable living, all the pleasures of doing good to others, all the esteem of his fellow-citizens, and the joys of benevolent... | |
 | John Clark Ridpath - 1899 - 526 Seiten
...liberty, his virtue, and perhaps his friends, to attain it, I have said to myself, Tfa's man gives too much for his whistle. When I saw another fond of popularity,...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,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1899 - 204 Seiten
...liberty, his virtue, and perhaps his friends, to attain it, I have said to myself, This man gives too much for his whistle. When I saw another fond of popularity,...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 f... | |
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I saw one too ambitious of court favor, sacrificing his time in attendance on levees, his repose, his liberty, his virtue, and perhaps his friends, to attain it, I have said to myself, This man gives too much for his whistle. 
