The Cheap magazine [ed. by G. Miller.] Vol, 1. köideGeorge Miller 1813 |
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... wish well to the amélio ration of the human race , the moral improvement of the lower orders , and the peace , comfort , and security of society . a 2 Under Under this conviction , and a heartfelt acquiescence in the.
... wish well to the amélio ration of the human race , the moral improvement of the lower orders , and the peace , comfort , and security of society . a 2 Under Under this conviction , and a heartfelt acquiescence in the.
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... wish of the benevolent , and the study of the good . It is the order of nature - the will of Providence , which cannot err , that some should be high and some low , some rich and some poor ; but we also find some wise and learned ...
... wish of the benevolent , and the study of the good . It is the order of nature - the will of Providence , which cannot err , that some should be high and some low , some rich and some poor ; but we also find some wise and learned ...
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... wish to extend the argument - for few relinquish their o- pinions , or give up their prejudices in advanced life , to the reasoning of others . The man of figures , whose general bias was originally in my favour , loudly applauded my ...
... wish to extend the argument - for few relinquish their o- pinions , or give up their prejudices in advanced life , to the reasoning of others . The man of figures , whose general bias was originally in my favour , loudly applauded my ...
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... wish that his fate , and that of his fellow - sufferers , might be blessed , as the means of leading many of them to reflect , " & c . DURING my residence at a small town on the coast last autumn , I went out one Sunday evening , at the ...
... wish that his fate , and that of his fellow - sufferers , might be blessed , as the means of leading many of them to reflect , " & c . DURING my residence at a small town on the coast last autumn , I went out one Sunday evening , at the ...
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... wishes ; and if the result of the ramble alluded to meets with a ready reception into your Miscellany , I shall consider that my labours are at least not disagreeable ; and you may possibly hear again from your friend , under the ...
... wishes ; and if the result of the ramble alluded to meets with a ready reception into your Miscellany , I shall consider that my labours are at least not disagreeable ; and you may possibly hear again from your friend , under the ...
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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.