... but then the trade must be worked at, and the calling well followed, or neither the estate nor the office will enable us to pay our taxes. If we are industrious we shall never starve; for as Poor Richard says, at the working man's house hunger looks... Monthly Review; Or Literary Journal Enlarged - Page 195edited by - 1780Full view - About this book
| English literature - 1777 - 756 pages
...induflrious, we fhall never flnrve ; for, as poor Richard fays, " At the working-man's hotife Hunger loots in, but dares not enter." Nor will the bailiff or the conftable enter ; for " liuluftry pays debts, while Dtfpair increafeth them," fays poor Ripart of their time, to be employed... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - American prose literature - 1779 - 610 pages
...nor the office will enable us ' to pay our taxes. — If we are induftrious, we * mall never ftarve j for, " at the working man's '« houfe hunger looks in, but dares not enter." f' Nor will the bailiff or the conftable enter, for " Induftry pays debts, while defpair increafeth... | |
| several hands - 1780 - 612 pages
...neither the eftate nor the office will enable us to pay o'ur taxes. —If we are iriduftrious, we {hall never ftarve; for, " at the working man's houfe hunger...conftable enter, for " Induftry pays debts, while Defpair incrcafeth them." What though you have found no treafure, n6r has any rich relation left you a legacy,... | |
| James Anderson - Scotland - 1791 - 422 pages
...taxes. If we are induftrious, we (hall never ftarve; for, as poor Richard fays, " At the working-man's houfe hunger looks in, but dares not enter." Nor will...Induftry pays debts, while defpair increafeth them," fays poor Richard. Whaj: though you have found no treafure, por has any rich relation left you a legacy... | |
| Chapbooks - 1796 - 34 pages
...pay our taxes — If we are industrious, we shall never* starve; for, " at the working man's house hunger looks in, but dares not enter." Nor will the bailiff or the constable enter, for "industry pays debts, while despair encreaseth them." Whatthough you have found... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1797 - 516 pages
...eftate nor the office will enable us to pay our taxes — If we are induilrious we mall never ilarve; for, « at the working man's houfe hunger looks in,...but dares not enter." Nor will the bailiff or the conibble enter, for " indullry pays debts, while defpair encreaieth them." What though you have found... | |
| 1797 - 522 pages
...to pay our taxes — If we are induftrious we (hall never llarve; for, " at the working man's lioufe hunger looks in, but dares not enter." Nor will the bailiff or the conflable enter, for " induftry pays debts, while defpair encreafcth them." What though you have fourd... | |
| Conduct of life - 1802 - 348 pages
...neither the eftate nor the office will enable us to pay our taxes. If we are induftrious, we will nex'er ftarve ; for at the working man's houfe, hunger looks...conftable enter, for " Induftry pays debts, while defpair incfeafeth them." What, though you have found no treafure, nor has any rich relation left you a legacy,... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 72 pages
...we are industrious, we shall never starve ; for, as poor Richard says, ' At the working man's house, hunger looks in but dares not enter.' Nor will the bailiff or the constable enter, for 'Industry pays debts, while despair increaseth them,' says poor Richard. — What... | |
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