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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... most expert Swimmer is liable to , as well as the Learner of this excel- lent art . 4. The Life , ftrange Voyages , and uncommon Adven- tures of AMBROSE GWINETT , formerly known to the public as the Lame Beggar ; who , for a long time ...
... most expert Swimmer is liable to , as well as the Learner of this excel- lent art . 4. The Life , ftrange Voyages , and uncommon Adven- tures of AMBROSE GWINETT , formerly known to the public as the Lame Beggar ; who , for a long time ...
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... most precious of metals , was fo much valued , that whatever any man wanted , might be purchased for it . Homer indeed tells us , That before the fiege of Troy , men used to change or barter one commodity for another . But it is ...
... most precious of metals , was fo much valued , that whatever any man wanted , might be purchased for it . Homer indeed tells us , That before the fiege of Troy , men used to change or barter one commodity for another . But it is ...
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... most humble fervant ; I hope , my Lord , your brother's well : very well Sir , I thank you , replied he . Upon my word , I must beg your pardon , Sir , for I did not know you ; but you are a comical man , Mr. Piercy , I vow . Piercy ...
... most humble fervant ; I hope , my Lord , your brother's well : very well Sir , I thank you , replied he . Upon my word , I must beg your pardon , Sir , for I did not know you ; but you are a comical man , Mr. Piercy , I vow . Piercy ...
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... most miferable to live on the trencher of another man . But before I leave this fubject , of fhewing the mi- fery of wanting money , it is neceffary I fhould fay fomething of the mifery of borrowing money , or running in debt , which is ...
... most miferable to live on the trencher of another man . But before I leave this fubject , of fhewing the mi- fery of wanting money , it is neceffary I fhould fay fomething of the mifery of borrowing money , or running in debt , which is ...
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... most part trade in the better ware , Hark , Reader ; if thou never yet hadft one , I'll fhew the torments of a Cambridge Dun : He rails where'er he comes ; and yet can say But this , that Randolph did not keep his day : What ? Can I ...
... most part trade in the better ware , Hark , Reader ; if thou never yet hadft one , I'll fhew the torments of a Cambridge Dun : He rails where'er he comes ; and yet can say But this , that Randolph did not keep his day : What ? Can I ...
Términos y frases comunes
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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...