 What maintains one Vice, would bring up two Children. "You may think perhaps, that a little Tea, or a little Punch now and then, Diet a little more costly, Clothes a little finer, and a little Entertainment now and then, can be no great Matter; but remember...  Select Pieces - Page 7by Benjamin Franklin - 1804 - 59 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Benjamin Franklin - American prose literature - 1779 - 567 pages
...' And farther, " What maintains one vice, would " bring up two children." You may think, per' haps, that a little tea, or a little punch now and ' then, diet a little more coftly, clothes a little ' finer, and a little entertainment now and then, ' can be no great matter... | |
 | Books - 1780
...Make the wealth imall, and the want great." And farther, " What maintains one vice, would bring up two children." You may think, perhaps, that a little...or a little punch now and then, diet a little more coftly, clothes a little finer, and a little entertainment now and then, can be no great matter ; but... | |
 | several hands - 1780
...M^ke the wealth fmall, and the want great." And farther, " What maintains one vice, would bring up two children." You may think, perhaps, that a little...or a little punch now and then, diet a little more coftly, clothes a little finer, and a little entertainment now and then, can be no great matter ; but... | |
 | 1780
...great " "' Women and wine, game and deceit, And farther, " What maintains one vice, would bring up two children." You may think, perhaps, that a little...tea, or a little punch now and then, diet a little more'coftly, clothes a little finer, and a little entertainment now and then, can be no great matter;... | |
 | 1780
...the wealth final!, and the want great." And farther, " What maintains one vice, would bring up f «p? children." You may think, perhaps, that a little tea, or a little punch now and then, diet a little more'coftly, clothes a little finer, and a little entertainment now and then, can be no great matter... | |
 | James Anderson - Scotland - 1791
...Make the wealth fmall, and the want great." And farther, " What maintains one vice, would bring up two children." You may think, perhaps, that a little...or a little punch now and then, diet a little more coftly, cloaths a little finer, and a little entertainment now and then, can be no great matter ; but... | |
 | English literature - 1777
...ora haps they have had a fmall eftste 1 little punch now and then, diet a little more coftly, cloaths a little finer, and a little entertainment now and then, can be no great matter; bat remember what Poor Richard fays, " Many a little makes a mickle;" and farther, " Beware of them,... | |
 | Chapbooks - 1796 - 20 pages
...Make the wealth small, and the want great." And farther, " What maintains one vice, would bring up two children." You may think, perhaps, that a little...little more costly, clothes a little finer, and a litlle entertainment now and thenj can be no great matter ; but remember, " Many a little makes amickle."... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1797
...Make the wealth I'null, and the want great." And farther, " What maintains one vice, would bring up two children." You may think, perhaps, that a little...or a little punch now and then, diet a little more coftly, cloaths a little finer, and a little entertainment now and then, can be no great matter; but... | |
 | 1797 - 1120 pages
...di-ccit, MAe the wealth Invll, jnJ tlic want great." farther, "What maintains one vice, would bring up two children." You may think, perhaps, that a little...or a. little punch now and then, diet a little more coftJv, cloaths a little finer, and a little entertainment now and then, can be no great matter; but... | |
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