 | 150 pages
...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, fays... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Essays - 1794 - 348 pages
...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... | |
 | 302 pages
...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,...myfelf, this man gives too much for his whiftle. When lS'4 Kl'LtS FOR PUBLIC SPEAKERS. Whep, J faw another fond of popularity, constantly employing himfelf... | |
 | Universalism - 1799 - 404 pages
...liberty, his virtue, and, perhaps his friend, to attain it} fhave faid to myieif, This' man pays t-oa much for his whiftle! When I faw another fond of popularity,...own affairs, and ruining them by that neglect, He fty's, indeed, (aid I, too much for liis whijlle ! If I knew a rnifer, who gave up every kind of comfortable... | |
 | Stephen Jones, Charles Molloy Westmacott - English literature - 1799 - 468 pages
...(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... | |
 | Universalism - 1799 - 394 pages
...liberty, his virtue, and, perhaps «his friend, to attain it, I have faid to myfelf, This man pays too much for his whiftle! When I faw another fond of popularity, conftantly employing hinifelf in political buftles, neglecting his own affairs, and ruining them by that neglect, He fays,... | |
 | Caleb Bingham - Literature - 1801 - 234 pages
...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,... | |
 | Stephen Jones, Charles Molloy Westmacott - English literature - 1802 - 454 pages
...faw any one too ambitious of court favours, facrificing his time in attendance on levees, his repofe, his liberty, his virtue, and perhaps his friends,...attain it, I have faid to myfelf, This man gives too muih for his whiftle. When I fa\v another fond of popularity, conftantly, employing himfclf in political... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 72 pages
...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... | |
 | Readers - 1803 - 250 pages
...obferved the afliont of men, I thought I met with many, very miny, who gave too much for ihe whtfllc. When I faw another fond of popularity, conftantly employing himfelf in political bullies, neg! t cting his own affairs, and Hiir.mg them by that neglecct; He pays, indeed, fays I,... | |
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I saved my money. As I grew up, came into the world, and observed the actions of men, I thought I met with many, very many, who gave too much for the whistle. 
