 | Benjamin Franklin - 1779 - 610 sidor
...a beggar as Want, *' and a great deal more faucy." When you have ' bought one fine thing, you muft buy ten more, ' that your appearance may be all of a piece ; but ' Poor Dick fays, " It is eafier to fupprefs the firft «' defire, than to fatisfy all that follow it :" And '... | |
 | James Anderson - 1791 - 422 sidor
...loud a beggar as Want, and a great deal more faucy." When you have bought one fine thing, you muft buy ten more, that your appearance may be all of a piece ; but poor Dick faysj " It is eafier to fupprefs the firft defire, than to fatisfy all that follow it." And it is as... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1797 - 516 sidor
...be all of a-picce ; but poor Dick fays, " H_ is eafier to fupprefs the firfl delire, than to fatisfy all that follow it." And it is as truly folly for the poor to ape the rich, as for the frog to fwell, in order to equal the ov " Vcficls large may venture more, But little boats fliould keep near... | |
 | 1802 - 348 sidor
...loud a beggar as Want, and a great deal more faucy." When you have bought one fine thing, you muft buy ten more, that your appearance may be all of a piece ; but Poor Dick fays, " It is eafier to fupprefs the firft defire, than to fatisfy all that follow it :" And it is... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 72 sidor
...loud a beggar as Want, and a great deal more saucy.' When you have bought one fine thing, you must buy ten more that your appearance may be all of a...first desire, than to satisfy all that follow it. And that it is as truly folly for the poor to ape the rich, as the frog to swell in order to equal the... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1804 - 78 sidor
...loud a beggar as Want, and a great deal more saucy." When you have bought one fjne thing, you must buy ten more, that your appearance may be all of a piece; but poor Dick says> TO rooR RICHARD'S ALMANACK. "It is easier to suppress the first desire, than to sat- . isfy all that... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 586 sidor
...loud a beggar as want, and a great deal more saucy." When you have bought one fine thing, you must buy ten more, that your appearance may be all of a...suppress the first desire than to satisfy all that follow jt:" and it is as truly folly for the poor to ape the rich, as for the frog to swell, in order to equal... | |
 | 1812 - 314 sidor
...great deal more saucy." When you have bought one fine thing, you must buy ten more, that yourappearance may be all of a piece; but poor Dick says, *' It is...poor to ape the rich, as for the frog to swell, in srder to equal the ox. " Vessels large may venture more, but little boats should keep near shore."... | |
 | George Miller - 1813 - 638 sidor
...loud a beggar as want, and' a great deal more saucy." When you have bought one fine thing, you must buy ten more, that your appearance may be all of a piece ; but poor Djck says, " it is easier to suppress the first desire than to satisfy all that follow it : * and it... | |
| |
When you have bought one fine thing, you must buy ten more, that your appearance may be all of a piece ; but Poor Dick says, ' It is easier to suppress the first desire, than to satisfy all that follow it. 
