 Poor man, said I, you pay too much for your whistle. When I met with a man of pleasure, sacrificing every laudable improvement of the mind, or of his fortune, to mere corporeal sensations, and ruining his health in their pursuit, Mistaken man, said I,...  The Life of Benjamin Franklin - Seite 377von Benjamin Franklin - 1875Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1823 - 310 Seiten
...mind, or of his fortune, to mere corporeal sensations ; Mistaken man, says I, you are providing pain for yourself instead of pleasure ; you give too much for your whistle. If I see one fond of fine clothes, fine furniture, fine equipages, all above his fortune, for which he contracts debts,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1824 - 170 Seiten
...mind, or of fortune, to mere sensual gratifications ; Mistaken man I said IJyou are firoviding fiain for yourself, instead of pleasure ; you give too much for your whistle. 9. If I saw one fond of fine clothes, -fine furniture, fine equipage, all above his fortune, for which... | |
 | 1825 - 538 Seiten
...pursuit, Mistaken man, said I, you are providing pain for yourself', instead of pleasure : you five too much for your whistle. If I see one fond of appearance,...or fine clothes, fine houses, fine furniture, fine equipage, all above his fortune, for which he contracts debts, and ends his career in a prison, Alas... | |
 | 1825 - 204 Seiten
...yourself instead of pleasure ; you give too much ibr your whistle. — If I saw one fond of fine clothes, fine furniture, fine equipages, all above his fortune, for which he contracts debt, and ends his career in prison ; alas ! said I, he has paid dear, very dear, for his whistle —... | |
 | 1826 - 440 Seiten
...mind, or of his fortune, to mere corporeal sensations, Mistaken man, says I, you are providing pain for yourself instead of pleasure ; you give too much for your whistle. If I see one fond of fine clothes, fine furniture, fine equipages, all above his fortune, for which he contracts debts,... | |
 | 1826 - 422 Seiten
...miud, or of his fortune, to mere corporeal sensations, Mistaken man, says I, you are providing pain for yourself instead of pleasure ; you give too much for your whistle. If I see one fond of fine clothes, fine furniture, fine equipages, all 'above his fortune, for which he contracts debts,... | |
 | 1826 - 238 Seiten
...for your Whistle. 10. If I see one fond of fine clothes, fine furniture, fine houses, fine equipage, all above his fortune, for which he contracts debts, and ends his career in prison; Alas ! say I, he has paid dear, very dear, for his Whistle. 11. In short, I conceived that... | |
 | Caleb Bingham - 1829 - 234 Seiten
...corporal sensations, and ruining his health in the pursuit, Mistaken man, say I, you are providing pain for yourself instead of pleasure ; you give too much for your Whistle. 10. If I see one fond of fine clothes, fine furniture, fine houses, fine equipage,* all above his fortune,... | |
 | Jesse Torrey (the younger.) - 1830 - 162 Seiten
...corporal sensations, and ruining his health in the pursuit, mistaken man, say I, you are providing pain for yourself instead of pleasure ; you give too much for your Whistle. 10. If I see one fond of fine clothes, fine furniture, fine houses, fine equipage, all above his fortune,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1831 - 310 Seiten
...yourself instead of pie* $ure : you give too much for your whistle. II' I see one fond of fine clothes, fine furniture, fine equipages, all above his fortune, for which he contracts debts, and ends h's career in prison ; Alas, says I, he has paid dear, very dear, for his whistle. When I see a beautiful... | |
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