 Otherwise thou shalt eclipse thy credit, lose thy freedom, and yet pay as dear as to another. But in borrowing of money be precious of thy word : for he that hath care of keeping days of payment is lord of another man's purse.  The Scots Magazine - Page 3811788Full view - About this book
 | 1793 - 542 pages
...freedom, and yet pay as dear as to another. But in borrowing of money be precious of thy word ; fot he that hath care of keeping days of payment, is lord of another man's purfe. VI. Undertake no fuit a^ainrt a poor man, with receiving much wrong; for, belides that thou mäkelt him thy compeer, it is... | |
 | William Seward - Anecdotes - 1796 - 560 pages
...eclipfe " thy credit, lofe thy freedom, and yet pay as " dear as to another. But in borrowing of money, " be precious of thy word, for he that hath care " of...days of payment, is lord of another " man's purfe. 6. " Undertake no fuit again ft a poor man, " without receiving much wrong ; for, befides " (that)... | |
 | William Seward - Anecdotes - 1796 - 830 pages
..." thy credit, lofe thy freedom, and yet pay as " dear as to another. But in borrowing of money, *' be precious of thy word, for he that hath care " of keeping days of payment, is lord of another '.' mait's purfe. 6. " Undertake no fuit againft a poor man, " without receiving much wrong ; for,... | |
 | William Seward - Anecdotes - 1798 - 518 pages
...eclipfe thy credit, lofe thy freedom, " and yet pay as 'dear as to another. But in " borrowing of money, be precious of thy word, ** for he that hath care of keeping days of pay" ment, is lord of another man's purfe. " 6. Undertake no fuit againft a poor man, " without receiving... | |
 | William Seward - Anecdotes - 1804 - 496 pages
...eclipfe ' " thy credit, lofe thy freedom, and yet pay as dear " as to another. But in borrowing of money, be " precious of thy word, for he that hath care of...keeping days of payment, is lord of another " man's purfc. " 6. Undertake no fuit againft a poor man, " without receiving much wrong; for, befides " (that)... | |
 | George Burnett - Authors, English - 1807 - 528 pages
...eclipse thy credit, lose thy freedom, and yet pay as dear as to another. But in borrowing of money, be precious of thy word : for he that hath care of keeping days of payment is lord of another man's purse. 6. Undertake no suit against a poor man without receiving much* wrong : for' besides that thou... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 528 pages
...eclipse thy credit, lose thy freedom, and yet pay as dear as to another. But in borrowing of money, be precious of thy. word : for he that hath care of keeping days of payment is lord of another man's purse. f 6. Undertake no suit against a poor man without receiving much wrong : for besides that 'thou... | |
 | George Burnett - Authors, English - 1807 - 970 pages
...eclipse thy credit, lose thy freedom, and yet pay as dear as to another. But in borrowing of money, be precious of thy word : for he that hath care of keeping days of payment is lord of another man's purse. 6. Undertake no suit agaiust a poor man without receiving much wrong : for besides that thou... | |
 | English literature - 1794 - 802 pages
...eclipfe thy credit, lofe thy freedom, ind yet pay as dear as to another. But in borrowing of money be precious of thy word ; for he that hath care of keeping days of payment, is lord of another man's parfe. VI. Undertake no fuit again (I a poor man, without receiving much wrong ; for bjfides that thou... | |
 | English literature - 1794 - 826 pages
...credit, lofe thy freedom, and yet pay as dear as to another. But in borrowing of money be pre' cious of thy word ; for he that hath care of keeping days of payment, is lord of another man's purfc. VI. Undertake no fnit againft a poor man, without receiving much wrong; | for be fides that... | |
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