The Cheap magazine [ed. by G. Miller.] Vol, 1. köideGeorge Miller 1813 |
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... hand , or bor dering too much on lightness and frivolity on the other , that so by blending innocent amusement with useful instruction , the curiosity of the inconsiderate youth of both sexes might not only be excited , but the ...
... hand , or bor dering too much on lightness and frivolity on the other , that so by blending innocent amusement with useful instruction , the curiosity of the inconsiderate youth of both sexes might not only be excited , but the ...
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... hand to the smallest job as he grew up , and now that idle habits were formed , the old man found it was difficult to drive them from him . In his attempts to instil religious principles , and give Tom some idea of a Divine Being , he ...
... hand to the smallest job as he grew up , and now that idle habits were formed , the old man found it was difficult to drive them from him . In his attempts to instil religious principles , and give Tom some idea of a Divine Being , he ...
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... hand to guide his steps , had taken his station at the place where he had just been joined by Careless be- fore Doubtful came forward . 1 John Careless was the son of a poor well - meaning widow woman , but whose over - fondness for an ...
... hand to guide his steps , had taken his station at the place where he had just been joined by Careless be- fore Doubtful came forward . 1 John Careless was the son of a poor well - meaning widow woman , but whose over - fondness for an ...
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... hand ! -and which I believe he had that day . Neist time I saw him , the impression had worn aff ; for he said , he saw naething worth while in the Bible , and he was young and strong , and it was time eneugh to think o ' deeing yet ...
... hand ! -and which I believe he had that day . Neist time I saw him , the impression had worn aff ; for he said , he saw naething worth while in the Bible , and he was young and strong , and it was time eneugh to think o ' deeing yet ...
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... hand that made it is Divine . ' " He signified to you , that every body knew he had nothing else to do on the Sabbath - day ; so said the unfor- tunate Macintosh- We were always worst too on the Sabbath evening , as then we had nothing ...
... hand that made it is Divine . ' " He signified to you , that every body knew he had nothing else to do on the Sabbath - day ; so said the unfor- tunate Macintosh- We were always worst too on the Sabbath evening , as then we had nothing ...
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Page 409 - Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter? Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.
Page 95 - Friends," says he, and Neighbours, "the Taxes are indeed very heavy, and if those laid on by the Government were the only Ones we had to pay, we might more easily discharge them; but we have many others, and much more grievous to some of us. We are taxed twice as much by our Idleness, three times as much by our Pride, and four times as much by our Folly; and from these Taxes the Commissioners cannot ease or deliver us by allowing an Abatement. However let us hearken to good Advice, and something...
Page 95 - Key is always bright, as Poor Richard says. But dost thou love Life, then do not squander Time; for that's the stuff Life is made of, as Poor Richard says. How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep, forgetting that The Sleeping Fox catches no Poultry, and that There will be sleeping enough in the Grave, as Poor Richard says.
Page 100 - You call them goods; but if you do not take care they will prove evils to some of you. You expect they will be sold cheap, and perhaps they may for less than they cost; but if you have no occasion for them they must be dear to you. Remember what Poor Richard says: Buy what thou hast no need of, and ere long thou shalt sell thy necessaries.
Page 209 - ... to dive into the depths of dungeons, to plunge into the infection of hospitals, to survey the mansions of sorrow and pain, to take the gauge and dimensions of misery, depression and contempt, to remember the forgotten, to attend to the neglected, to visit the forsaken, and to compare and collate the distresses of all men in all countries.
Page 165 - These are thy glorious works, Parent of good, Almighty, thine this universal frame, Thus wondrous fair; thyself how wondrous then ! Unspeakable, who sitt'st above these heavens, To us invisible, or dimly seen In these thy lowest works; yet these declare Thy goodness beyond thought, and power divine.
Page 101 - Knees, as Poor Richard says. Perhaps they have had a small Estate left them which they knew not the Getting of; they think 'tis Day, and will never be Night...
Page 209 - He has visited all Europe, — not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces, or the stateliness of temples ; not to make accurate measurements of the remains of ancient grandeur, nor to form a scale of the curiosity of modern art ; not to collect medals, or...
Page 103 - Creditors are a superstitious sect, great observers of set days and times. The day comes round before you are aware, and the demand is made before you are prepared to satisfy it. Or if you bear your debt in mind, the term which at first seemed so long, will, as it lessens, appear extremely short. Time will seem to have added wings to his heels as well as his shoulders. ' Those have a short Lent (saith poor Richard) who owe money to be paid at Easter.
Page 98 - And again, Three removes are as bad as a fire ; and again, Keep thy shop, and thy shop will keep thee ; and again, If you would have your business done, go; if not, send. And again, He that by the plough would thrive, Himself must either hold or drive.