 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.  Benjamin Franklin: His Life - Σελίδα 277των Benjamin Franklin - 1888 - 311 σελίδεςΠλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
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...I faw one too ambitious of court favours, iacrificing his time in attendance at levees, his repofe, his liberty, his virtue, and perhaps his friends, to attain it, I have faid to myfclf, this man gives too much for his whijllt. ruining them by that neglect, he pays, indeed,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1793 - 324 σελίδες
...one too ambitious of court favours, facrificing his time in attendance on levees, levees, his repofc, his liberty, his virtue, and perhaps his friends, to attain it, I have faid to myfelf, This man gives too much for his whiftle. When I faw another fond of popularity, conftantly... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1793 - 282 σελίδες
...another fond of popularity, conftantly employing himfclf in political • litical buftles, neglefting his own affairs, and ruining them by that neglect: He •pays, indeed, fays I, too much for bis wbiftle. If I knew a mifer, who gave up every kind of comfortable living,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1794 - 348 σελίδες
...any one too ambitious of court favours, facrificinp; his time in attendance on levees, his repofe, his liberty, his virtue, and perhaps his friends, to attain it, I have faid to myfeif, This man gives too much fnr his uibijlle. When I law another fond of popularity, conftamly... | |
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...When I fawone too ambitious of court favour, facrificing his time in attendance at levees, his repofe, his liberty, his virtue, and perhaps his friends, to attain it, I have faid to myfelf, this man gives too much for his whiftle. When lS'4 Kl'LtS FOR PUBLIC SPEAKERS. Whep,... | |
 | Stephen Jones, Charles Molloy Westmacott - 1799 - 468 σελίδες
...(aw any one too ambitious of court favours, facrificing his time in attendance on levees, his rrpofe, his liberty, his virtue, and perhaps his friends, to attain it, I have faid to ir;yfelf, this man gives too much for bis whiflle. When I faw another fond of popularity, conflantly... | |
 | Caleb Bingham - 1801 - 234 σελίδες
...When 1 faw one too an»ious of court favors, faciificing hi» time in.auendance at le?ees, his repofe, his liberty, his virtue, and perhaps his friends, to attain it, I have skid to myfelf, This m-tn gives tut m-ichfir bis IVhiJtte. 7. When I f.iw Another fond of popularity,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 72 σελίδες
...whistles. When I saw any one too ambitious of courtfavour, sacrificing his time in attendance on levees, his repose, his liberty, his virtue, and perhaps his friends, to attain, it, I said to myself, this man gives too much for his whistle. When I saw another fond of popularity, constantly... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1804 - 78 σελίδες
...whistle. When I see any one too ambitious of court favours, sacrificing his time in attendance on levees, his repose, his liberty, his virtue, and perhaps his friends, to attain it, I say to myself, This man gives too much for his whistle. When I see another fond of popularity, constantly... | |
 | Noah Webster - 1804 - 254 σελίδες
...of court faVors, sacrificing; his time in attendance at levees, his repose, his liberty, his virtus, and perhaps his friends to attain it, I have said to myself, 'Thin man gives too muchjltr liis whistle. " '7. "When I saw another fond of popularity, constantly... | |
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