 These are not the Necessaries of Life; they can scarcely be called the Conveniences, and yet only because they look pretty, how many want to have them. The artificial Wants of Mankind thus become more numerous than the natural; and, as Poor Dick says,...  The Scots Magazine - Page 241777Full view - About this book
 | James Anderson - 1791 - 422 lehte
...neceffaries of life j they can f'-arcely be called the conveniences ; and yet only becaufe :;,Ly loolc pretty, how many want to have them ? the artificial wants of mankind thus become more numerou^than the aatt\?al $ and, as poor Dick fays, " For one poor perfon, there are an hundred indigent.''... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 72 lehte
...These are no necessaries of life ; they can scarcely be railed the conveniences, and yet only because they look pretty, how many want to have them. The...more numerous than the natural ; and, as poor Dick says, ' For one poor person, there are an hundred indigent." By these, and other extravagancies, the... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1804 - 78 lehte
...••< •«>••>-• life; they can scarcely be called the conveniencies; and yetonly because they look pretty, how many want to have them? The...more numerous than the natural ; and, as poor Dick says, " For one poor person there are a hundred indigent." By these, and other extravagancies, the... | |
 | 1812 - 314 lehte
...necessaries of "«..«>->life; they can scarcely be called the conveniencies ; and yetonly because they look pretty, how many want to have them? The...mankind thus become more numerous than the natural ; aod, as poor Dick says, " For one poor person there are a hundred indigent" By these, and other extravagancies;... | |
 | George Miller - 1813 - 638 lehte
...not the necessaries of life, .they can scarcely be called the conveniencies ; and yet, only because" they look pretty, how many want to have them ? The...mankind thus become more numerous than the natural ; am as poor Dick says, '.' For one poor person, there are . hundred indigent." By these and other... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1825 - 324 lehte
...are not the necessaries of life ; they can scarcely be called the conveniences ; and yet only because they look pretty, how many want to have them ? The...more numerous than the natural ; and, as poor Dick says, ' For one poor person there are a hundred indigent.' By these and other extravagances, the genteel... | |
 | 1826 - 440 lehte
...not the necessaries of life ; they can scarcely be called the conveniences ; and yet, only because they look pretty, how many want to have them ! The...more numerous than the natural ; and, as poor Dick says, ' For one poor person there are a hundred indigent.' By these and other extravagances, the genteel... | |
 | 1826 - 422 lehte
...not the necessaries of life ; they can scarcely be called the conveniencies ; and yet, only because they look pretty, how many want to have them! The...more numerous than the natural ; and, as poor Dick says, ' For one poor person there are a hundred indigent.' By these and other extravagances, the genteel... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1831 - 314 lehte
...not the necessaries of life ; they can scarcely ' culled the coaveniences; and yet only hecause trier look pretty, how many want to have them ? The artificial wants of maakind thus hecome more numerous than the natural ; and as poor Dick says, ' For one poor person there... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1834 - 312 lehte
...are not the necessaries of life ; they can scarcely he called the coaveniences; and yet only hecause they look pretty, how many want to have them ? The artificial wants of mankind thus hecome more numerous than the natural ; and as poor Dick says, ' For one poor person there are a hundred... | |
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