The American Mind: Selections from the Literature of the United States, Volume 1Harry Redcay Warfel, Ralph Henry Gabriel, Stanley Thomas Williams |
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Page 122
... Poor Richard says . But dost thou love life , then do not squander time , for that's the stuff life is made of , as Poor Richard says . How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep , forgetting that The sleeping fox catches no ...
... Poor Richard says . But dost thou love life , then do not squander time , for that's the stuff life is made of , as Poor Richard says . How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep , forgetting that The sleeping fox catches no ...
Page 124
... Poor Richard says , imagine twenty shillings and twenty years can never be spent ; but always taking out of the meal - tub , and never putting in , soon comes to the bottom ; as Poor Dick says , when the well's dry , they know the worth ...
... Poor Richard says , imagine twenty shillings and twenty years can never be spent ; but always taking out of the meal - tub , and never putting in , soon comes to the bottom ; as Poor Dick says , when the well's dry , they know the worth ...
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... poor than the rich , their crimes would be tenfold . The nation sets the poor an example of fraud , by making them pay highest on all local taxes ; of theft , by levying the national revenue on persons , not property . Our navy and army ...
... poor than the rich , their crimes would be tenfold . The nation sets the poor an example of fraud , by making them pay highest on all local taxes ; of theft , by levying the national revenue on persons , not property . Our navy and army ...
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Of a Great Monster | 5 |
WILLIAM BRADFORD c 15901657 | 11 |
ROGER WILLIAMS c 16041683 | 32 |
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