| English literature - 1777 - 756 pages
...more- in, foon comes to the bottom;" then] over, " Fools make feafts, and wife men as poor Dick fays, " When the well is dry, they know the worth of water."...known before, if they had taken his advice : " If you «at them." Here you are all got together at this fale of fineries'aml nicknacks. You call them good;,... | |
| Chapbooks - 1796 - 34 pages
...taking out of the meal-tub, and never putting inrf soc comes to the bottom," as Poor Richard says; ^id then, " When the well is dry, they know the -worth...have known before, if they had taken his advice. "If yoji would knov, the value of money, go and try to borrow some ; for he that goes a borrowing, goes... | |
| 1797 - 522 pages
...in, foon comes to the bottom," as Poor Richard fays; and then, " When the well is dry, they know tht worth of water." But this they might have known before, if they had taken ba advice. " If you would know the value of money, go and try to borrow feme ; for fc« that goes a... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 72 pages
...Richard says, 'imagine twenty shillings and twenty years can never be spent ; but, always taking out of the meal-tub, and never putting in, soon comes to the bottom ; then, as poor Dick says, ' When the well is dry, they know the worth of water.' But this they might... | |
| James Plumptre - English drama - 1812 - 424 pages
...be night ;" that a little to be spent out of so much is not worth minding; but " Al" ways taking out of the meal-tub, and never putting " in, soon comes to the bottom," as Poor Richard says j and then, " When the well is dry, they know the worth " of water." IJut this they might have known... | |
| George Miller - 1813 - 638 pages
...Richard says) imagine twenty shillings and twenty years can never be spent ; but always taking out of the meal-tub, and never putting in, soon comes to the bottom ;'' then, as poor Dick say», " When the well is dry, they know the worth of wa£er." But this they... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1821 - 232 pages
...minding : hut ' always taking out of the meal-tub, and never putting in, soon comes to the hottom.'as poor Richard says; and then,' when the well is dry, they know the worthof water.' But this they might have known before, if they had taken his advice: 'il'you would... | |
| Mason Locke Weems - Statesmen - 1822 - 272 pages
...a little to be spent out of so much is not worth minding; but "always taking out of the meal-tut), and never putting in soon comes to the bottom," as...dry, they know the worth of water." But this they misjht have k:u>wn before if they had taken his advice. "If you would know the value of. money; go... | |
| William Pinnock - Readers (Elementary) - 1822 - 252 pages
...much is not worth iniudiaig ; but ' Always taking out of a meal-tub, and never putting in, soon conies to the bottom,' as Poor Richard says ; and then> '...When the well is dry, they know the worth of water.' 1 1 . But this they might have known before, if they had taken his advice. ' If you would know the... | |
| H. Nolte - 1823 - 646 pages
...little to be spent out of to much is not worth minding; but „Always taking out of the meal-tub, aitd never putting in, soon comes to the bottom," as Poor...they know the worth of water:" But this they might bave known before, if they had taken his .advice. „If you wonjd know the value of money, go and try... | |
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