 He that hath a trade, hath an estate ; and he that hath a calling, hath an office of profit and honor," as poor Richard says ; but then the trade must be worked at, and the calling well followed, or neither the estate nor the office will enable us to...  Advice to youths about entering a commercial career - Page 61by William H. Ablett - 1867 - 80 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - Periodicals - 1780 - 614 pages
...to pay our taxes. —If we are induftrious, we tball never ftarve; for, " at the working man's houfe hunger looks in, but dares not enter." Nor will the bailiff" or the conftable enter, for " Induftry pays debts, while Defpair increafeth them." What though you have... | |
 | several hands - 1780 - 612 pages
...pay o'ur taxes. —If we are iriduftrious, we {hall never ftarve; for, " at the working man's houfe hunger looks in, but dares not enter." Nor will the bailiff or the conftable enter, for " Induftry pays debts, while Defpair incrcafeth them." What though you have... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - Periodicals - 1780 - 614 pages
...our taxes. •»— Jf we are induftrious, we fhall never ftarve; for, " at the working man's houfe hunger looks in, but dares not enter." Nor will the bailiff' or the conftable enter, for " Induftry pays debts, while Defpair increafeth them." What though you have... | |
 | James Anderson - Scotland - 1791 - 422 pages
...we are induftrious, we (hall never ftarve; for, as poor Richard fays, " At the working-man's houfe hunger looks in, but dares not enter." Nor will the bailiff or the conftable enter; for, " Induftry pays debts, while defpair increafeth them," fays poor Richard.... | |
 | Chapbooks - 1796 - 34 pages
...but then the trade must be worked at, and the calling well followed, or neither the estate nor the office will enable us to pay our taxes — If we are...in, but dares not enter." Nor will the bailiff or the constable enter, for "industry pays debts, while despair encreaseth them." Whatthough you have... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1797 - 516 pages
...to pay our taxes — If we are induilrious we mall never ilarve; for, « at the working man's houfe hunger looks in, but dares not enter." Nor will the bailiff or the conibble enter, for " indullry pays debts, while defpair encreaieth them." What though you have... | |
 | 1797 - 522 pages
...to pay our taxes — If we are induftrious we (hall never llarve; for, " at the working man's lioufe hunger looks in, but dares not enter." Nor will the bailiff or the conflable enter, for " induftry pays debts, while defpair encreafcth them." What though you have... | |
 | Conduct of life - 1802 - 348 pages
...us to pay our taxes. If we are induftrious, we will nex'er ftarve ; for at the working man's houfe, hunger looks in, but dares not enter." Nor will the bailiff or the conftable enter, for " Induftry pays debts, while defpair incfeafeth them." What, though you have... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 72 pages
...but then the trade must be worked at, and the calling well followed, or neither the estate nor the office will enable us to pay our taxes.' If we are industrious, we shall never starve ; for, as poor Richard says, ' At the working man's house, hunger looks in but dares not enter.' Nor will... | |
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