 | Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1793 - 282 pages
...the -whijtle. When I faw any one too ambitious of court favours, facrifking his rime in attendance on 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 I faw another fond of popularity, conftantly... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1793 - 324 pages
...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 - Essays - 1794 - 348 pages
...whiftle. When I fatv 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
...very many, who gave too much for \hewnifllt. When I fawone too ambitious of court favour, facrificing his time in attendance at levees, his repofe, his...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, J faw... | |
 | 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... | |
 | Caleb Bingham - Literature - 1801 - 234 pages
...•uibi/ik. 6. 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
...ivhiftle. When I 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, to attain it, I have faid to myfelf, This man gives too muih for his whiftle. When I fa\v another fond of popularity, conftantly,... | |
 | 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... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1804 - 78 pages
...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... | |
 | Sydney Melmoth - English prose literature - 1805 - 368 pages
...saw any one too ambitious of court-favour, 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. When I saw another fond of popularity, constantly... | |
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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. 
