The Pleasant Art of Money Catching ...: To which is Added, The Way how to Turn a Penny: Or, The Art of Thriving ...J. Lever, 1782 - 112 páginas |
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... fire , By which they oftentimes expire , Tumbling half rotten to their graves ; Nor yet the Surgeon's powdering - tub , Where their old fores they fcrub , Fright them from their allegiance ; till they be Devoted flaves and fubjects unto ...
... fire , By which they oftentimes expire , Tumbling half rotten to their graves ; Nor yet the Surgeon's powdering - tub , Where their old fores they fcrub , Fright them from their allegiance ; till they be Devoted flaves and fubjects unto ...
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... fire of London ; whereby fome that had great eftates one week , had fcarce bread to eat the next week . And par- ticular perfons had particular loffes by fire , many times . times fince . Thus , in a time of war 22 THE PLEASANT ART.
... fire of London ; whereby fome that had great eftates one week , had fcarce bread to eat the next week . And par- ticular perfons had particular loffes by fire , many times . times fince . Thus , in a time of war 22 THE PLEASANT ART.
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... fire , lofs at fea , robbery and theft on land , wounds , lameness , fickness , & c . Many run out of great eftates ... fires , water - works , extractions , and the like . If any would be taught the true ufe of money , let him travel ...
... fire , lofs at fea , robbery and theft on land , wounds , lameness , fickness , & c . Many run out of great eftates ... fires , water - works , extractions , and the like . If any would be taught the true ufe of money , let him travel ...
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... fire , and a clean room to confer together , or write to any friend about bufi- nefs . But to have in a bill eight fhillings brought up for an Ordinary Capon ( as my lord of Nor- thampton's gentlemen had at Greenwich , in King James his ...
... fire , and a clean room to confer together , or write to any friend about bufi- nefs . But to have in a bill eight fhillings brought up for an Ordinary Capon ( as my lord of Nor- thampton's gentlemen had at Greenwich , in King James his ...
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... fire , and boiling of turnips for his dinner , with an earthen difh in his lap , at which time he gave them this anfwer , I had rather eat in this difh , and command over them that have gold , then be rich myself . Awhile after , he ...
... fire , and boiling of turnips for his dinner , with an earthen difh in his lap , at which time he gave them this anfwer , I had rather eat in this difh , and command over them that have gold , then be rich myself . Awhile after , he ...
Términos y frases comunes
alfo alſo anfwer Art of Thriving becauſe befides beft beſt Bishop of GLASGOW boiled bufinefs Butter caufe Debt defire difh diligent doth drink eafy eaten with Bread eftate Eggs eſpecially excellent Expences fafe faid fame fave fcorn fervants ferve feven feveral fhall fhew fhillings fhort fhould filver firft Firing of London firſt fmall fome fometimes fpend friends ftand ftill ftir ftomach fuch fuffer furbelowed fure hath himſelf honeft Horfe houfe houſe idlenefs induſtrious itſelf Jocelin JOHN LEVER Juftice keep money labour lefs live lofe loft meat miferable Milk mind moft Moorgate moſt muft muſt neceffary neceffity never thrive nutriment obferve occafion Penny Perfons Piercy pleaſant pleaſure pocket poor pounds prefent purfe quart recreations rich Salt ſpend Tavern thee thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thou thyfelf trade uſe Vinegar wants money Water whofe wholefome wife worfe
Pasajes populares
Página 79 - In brief, acquit thee bravely ; play the man. Look not on pleasures as they come, but go. Defer not the least virtue : life's poor span Make not an ell, by trifling in thy woe. If thou do ill, the joy fades, not the pains : If well, the pain doth fade, the joy remains.
Página 79 - Sum up at night what thou hast done by day; And in the morning, what thou hast to do. Dress and undress thy soul : mark the decay And growth of it : if with thy watch, that too Be down, then wind up both ; since we shall be Most surely judged, make thy accounts agree.
Página 60 - ... not : therefore from suretyship, as from a manslayer or enchanter, bless thyself ; for the best profit and return will be this, that if thou force him for whom thou art bound, to pay it himself, he will become thy enemy ; if thou use to pay it thyself, thou wilt be a beggar...
Página 39 - Certainly if a man will keep but of even hand, his ordinary expenses ought to be but to the half of his receipts, and, if he think to wax rich, but to the third part.
Página 51 - Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep ; so shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
Página 74 - Art thou a Magistrate ? then be severe : If studious ; copy fair what time hath blurr'd ; Redeem truth from his jaws : if Soldier, Chase brave employments with a naked sword Throughout the world. Fool not ; for all may have, If they dare try, a glorious life, or grave.
Página 51 - I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding ; and, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
Página 78 - Shoots higher much than he that means a tree. A grain of glory mixt with humblenefs Cures both a fever and lethargicnefs.
Página 78 - Calmness is great advantage : he that lets Another chafe, may warm him at his fire : Mark all his wanderings, and enjoy his frets ; As cunning fencers suffer heat to tire.
Página 59 - If thou be bound for a stranger, thou art a fool ; if for a merchant, thou puttest thy estate to learn to swim ; if for a churchman, he hath no inheritance ; if for a lawyer, he will find an...