 | Benjamin Franklin - American prose literature - 1779 - 610 pages
...formerly defpifed, but who, through induftry and frugality, have maintained their (landing ; in which cafe it appears plainly, that " A ploughman on his legs is higher than a gentleman on his knees," as Poor Richard fays. Perhaps they have had a fmall eftatc left them, which... | |
 | Conduct of life - 1792 - 494 pages
...formerly defpilVd, but who, through inihiltrv and frugality, have maintained their finding: in which cafe it appears plainly, that " A ploughman on his legs is higher than a gentleman on his knees," as Poor Richard fays. Perhaps they have had a fmall eftate left them, which... | |
 | Chapbooks - 1796 - 34 pages
...— By these, and other extravagancies, the genteel are reduced to poverty, and forced to borrow ot those whom they formerly despised, but who, through...plainly, that "A ploughman on his legs is higher than a gentleman on his knees," as Poor Richard says. Perhaps they have had a small estate left them, which... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1797 - 516 pages
...formerly defpifed, but who, through induftry and frugality, have maintained their Handing ; in which cafe it appears plainly, that, "A ploughman on his legs is higher than a gentleman on his knees," as Poor Richard fays. Perhaps they have had я final! ellate loft them, which... | |
 | Conduct of life - 1802 - 348 pages
...formerly defpifed, but who, thro' induftry and frugality, have maintained their ftanding ; in which cafe it appears plainly, that a ploughman on his legs is higher than a gentlemaa on his knees," as Poor Richard fays. Perhaps they have had a fmall eftate left them, which... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 72 pages
...Dick says, ' For one poor person, there are an hundred indigent." By these, and other extravagancies, the genteel are reduced to poverty, and forced to...plainly, that ' A ploughman on his legs is higher than a gentleman on his knees,' as poor Richard savs. Perhaps they have had a small estate left them, which... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1804 - 78 pages
...Dick says, " For one poor person there are a hundred indigent." By these, and other extravagancies, the genteel are reduced to poverty, and forced to...have maintained their standing; in which case, it appeal's plainly, "A ploughman on his legs is higher than a gentleman on his knees," as poor Kichard... | |
 | Gleaner - 1805 - 426 pages
...called the conveniences : and yet, only because they look pretty, how many want to have them ! — By these and other extravagances the genteel are reduced...plainly, that" A ploughman on his legs is higher than a gentleman on his knees," as poor Richard says. Perhaps they have had a small estate left them, which... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 586 pages
...yet, only because they look pretty, how many want to have them ? By these and other extravagancies, the genteel are reduced to poverty, and forced to...plainly, that " a ploughman on. his legs is higher than a gentleman on his knees," as poor Richard says. Perhaps they have had a small estate left them, which... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1806 - 590 pages
...yet, only because they look. pretty, how many want to have them ? By these and other extravagancies, the genteel are reduced to poverty, and forced to...plainly, that " a ploughman on his legs is higher than a gentleman on his knees," as poor Richard says. Perhaps they have had a small estate left them, which... | |
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A ploughman on his legs is higher than a gentleman on his knees, as Poor Richard says. Perhaps they have had a small estate left them, which they knew not the getting of; they think 'Tis day, and will never be night... 
