| Benjamin Franklin - 1864 - 260 pages
...attain it, I have said to myself, Tlds man gives too much for his whistle, When I saw another found of popularity, constantly employing himself in political...neglect ; He pays, indeed, says I, too much for his whittle. If I knew a miser, who gave up every kind of comfortable living, all the pleasure of doing... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1865 - 798 pages
...liberty, his virtue, and perhaps his friends, to attain it, — I have said to myself, this man i/ivcs too much for his whistle. When I saw another fond...that neglect, he pays, indeed, says I, too much for hi* whistle. If I knew a miser who gave up every kind of comfortable living, — all the pleasure of... | |
| Apprentices - 1865 - 138 pages
...world, and observed the actions of men, I thought I met with many, very many, who gave too much for the whistle. " When I saw another fond of popularity,...and ruining them by that neglect, He pays indeed, said I, too much for his whistle. "HI see one fond of appearance, or fine clothes, fine houses, fine... | |
| Richard Green Parker - Readers and speakers - 1865 - 300 pages
...and perhaps his friends, to attain it, I said to myself, This man gives too much for his whistle. 6. When I saw another fond of popularity, constantly...political bustles, neglecting his own affairs, and ruining ^hen1 by that neglect ; He pays indeed, said I, too much for his whistle. 7. If I knew a miser, who... | |
| Alfred Baskerville - German language - 1865 - 406 pages
...liberty, his virtue, and perhaps his friends, to attain them, I have said to myself, This man gives too much for his whistle. When I saw another fond of popularity 10), constantly employing himself in political bustles, neglecting his own aifairs, and ruining them... | |
| Friedrich Otto Froembling - 1866 - 438 pages
...his repose, his liberty, his virtue, and perhaps his friends, I have said to myself, "This man gives too much for his whistle." When I saw another fond...employing himself in political bustles, neglecting his own aifairs, and ruining them by that neglect: "He pays, indeed," said I, "too much for his whistle." If... | |
| Emil Otto - 1869 - 192 pages
...who gave too much for the whistle. When I saw any one fond 11 of popularity, constantly employing12 himself in political bustles, neglecting his own affairs,...and ruining them by that neglect; He pays, indeed, say I, too much for his whistle. 8) »or Serger. 9) madjte. 10) Pnt: something unnecessary (Gram. L.... | |
| Louis Le Brun, Henri van Laun - 1869 - 290 pages
...whistle." When I saw another12 fond of popularity, constantly employing himself in political bustles,13 neglecting his own affairs, and ruining them by that neglect : " He pays, indeed," said I, " too much for14 his whistle." If I knew a miser, who gave up every kind of comfortable living,16... | |
| Ephraim Hunt - American literature - 1872 - 658 pages
...liberty, his virtue, and perhaps his friends, to attain it, I have said to myself, Has •man gives too much for his whistle. When I saw another fond...his own affairs, and ruining them by that neglect, lIe pays, indeed, says I, too much for his whistle. If I knew a miser who gave up every kind of comfortable... | |
| Egone Cunradi - 1873 - 234 pages
...gives too much for his whistle". When I saw another who cared only of popularity, constantly employed in political bustles, neglecting his own affairs and ruining them by that neglect, I said, BHe pays indeed too much for his whistle". If I knew a miser who gave up every kind of comfort,... | |
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