 | 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,... | |
 | 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
...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, 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 - 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
...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 pages
...who gave too much for their whistles. When I saw any one too ambitious of courtfavour, sacrificing his time in attendance on levees, his repose, 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
...many, who gave too much for the whistle. When I see any one too ambitious of court favours, sacrificing his time in attendance on levees, his repose, his...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 - Elocution - 1804 - 254 pages
...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... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 586 pages
...many, who gave too much for the whistle. When I saw any one too ambitious of court favours, sacrificing his time in attendance on levees, his repose, his...popularity, constantly employing himself in political bustks, neglecting his own affairs, and ruining {hem by that neglect, Repays, indeed, says I, too much... | |
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I saw 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 have said to myself, This man gives too much for his whistle. 
