Preceptive, Moral, and Sentimental Pieces: On the Duties of the Young, Issue 10G. Nicholson, 1796 - 20 pages |
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... come , they were conversing on the badness of the times ; and one of the company called to a plain , clean old man , with white locks , Pray , father Abraham , what think you of the times ? Will not those heavy taxes quite ruin the ...
... come , they were conversing on the badness of the times ; and one of the company called to a plain , clean old man , with white locks , Pray , father Abraham , what think you of the times ? Will not those heavy taxes quite ruin the ...
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... comes . " Away , then , with your expensive follies , and you will not then have so much cause to complain of hard times , heavy taxes , and chargeable families ; for " Women and wine , game and deceit , Make the wealth small , and the ...
... comes . " Away , then , with your expensive follies , and you will not then have so much cause to complain of hard times , heavy taxes , and chargeable families ; for " Women and wine , game and deceit , Make the wealth small , and the ...
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... comes to the bottom , " as Poor Richard says ; and then , " When the well is dry , they know the worth of water . " But this they might have known before , if they had taken his advice . " If you would know the value of money , go and ...
... comes to the bottom , " as Poor Richard says ; and then , " When the well is dry , they know the worth of water . " But this they might have known before , if they had taken his advice . " If you would know the value of money , go and ...
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... come to lose your veracity , and sink into base , down- right lying ; for , " The second vice is lying , the first is running in debt , " as Poor Richard says ; and again , to the same purpose , Lying rides upon Debt's back : " whereas ...
... come to lose your veracity , and sink into base , down- right lying ; for , " The second vice is lying , the first is running in debt , " as Poor Richard says ; and again , to the same purpose , Lying rides upon Debt's back : " whereas ...
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... comes round before you are aware , and the de- mand is made before you are prepared to satisfy it ; or , if you bear your debt in mind , the term , which at first seemed so long , will , as it lessens , appear ex- tremely short : time ...
... comes round before you are aware , and the de- mand is made before you are prepared to satisfy it ; or , if you bear your debt in mind , the term , which at first seemed so long , will , as it lessens , appear ex- tremely short : time ...
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Preceptive, Moral, and Sentimental Pieces: On the Duties of the Young, Issue 10 Hugh Blair,Rollin,Thomas Percival No preview available - 2016 |
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Almanack animal without feathers animating some happier ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD appears ard says aspiring disposition auction beauteous feathers burst the prison callow infancy Chinvang creditor diligence disposition and unbounded distress dress EDWARD PERCIVAL ENDEARED BY AGE ENJOYMENTS OF EARLY EPITAPH Father Abraham fledged pinions folly fool FRENCH OF GANGANELLI friends frugality GOLDSMITH grated prison happier form happy Elysium harmonious sorrow hath health to enjoy heap of beauteous heard to petition hope for retribution hope of animating humour idle indignant soul burst innocence can hope keep left a lifeless legged animal lifeless heap live Mathematician Mathematics mour ness never oft-removed person of unblemished philosophy pitiless hands pleasure Poor Dick Poor Rich Poor Richard says pride purse RICHARD ACANTHUS RICHARD SAUNDERS rough and pitiless run in debt Sloth sure thee thing thou tired with fruitless unalienable rights undoubted charter view those fields violent clamours WEALTH