... and that, perhaps, has induced some of us to attend it, because we cannot spare the ready money, and hope now to be fine without it. But, ah ! think what you do when you run in debt ; you give to another power over your liberty. If you cannot pay... The complete works ... of ... Benjamin Franklin - Page 458by Benjamin Franklin - 1806Full view - About this book
| Chapbooks - 1796 - 34 pages
...ta another power over your liberty. If you-cannot pay at the time, you will be ashamed to see your creditor; you will ,be in fear when you speak to him...pitiful sneaking excuses, and, by degrees, come to .fose your veracity, and sink intobase, downright ly>n>{r; for, "The second vice is lying, ti>e fust... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 72 pages
...to another power over your liberty. If you cannot pay at the time, you will be ashamed to see your creditor; you will be in fear when you speak to him...veracity, and sink into base downright lying ; for, as poor Richard says, ' The second vice is lying, the the first is running into debt.' And again, to... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1804 - 78 pages
...to another power over your liberty. If you cannot pay at the time, you will be ashamed to see your creditor: you will be in fear when you speak to him...veracity, and sink into base downright lying ; for, as poor Richard says, "The second vice is lying; the first is running in debt." And again, to the same... | |
| Gleaner - 1805 - 426 pages
...to another power over your liberty, if you cannot pay at the time, you will be ashamed to see your creditor ; you will be in fear when you speak to him ; you will Tiuike poor, pitiful, sneaking excuses, and, by degrees, come to lose your veracity, and sink into... | |
| James Plumptre - English drama - 1812 - 424 pages
...to another power over your liberty. If you cannot pay at the time, you will be ashamed to see your creditor ; you will be in fear when you speak to him...free-born Englishman ought not to be ashamed nor afraid to speak to any man living. But poverty often deprives a man of all spirit and virtue. " It is hard for... | |
| 1812 - 314 pages
...to another power over your liberty. If you cannot pay at the time, you will be ashamed to see your creditor : you will be in fear when you speak to him...veracity, and sink into base downright lying ; for, as poor Richard says, " The second vice is lying; the first is running in debt." And again, to the... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 pages
...to another power over your liberty. If you cannot pay at the time, you will be ashamed to see your creditor; you will be in fear when you speak to him...you will make poor pitiful sneaking excuses, and, by degress, come to lose your veracity, and sink into base, downright lying ; for, " The second vice is... | |
| George Miller - 1813 - 638 pages
...to another power over your liberty. If you cannot pay at the time, you will be ashamed to see your creditor, you will be in fear when you speak to him,...poor, pitiful, sneaking, excuses, and, by degrees, com* .to lose your veracity, rand sink into base, downright, lying ; for, as poor Rich%rd says, " the... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1819 - 520 pages
...to another power over your liberty. If you cannot pay at the time, you will be ashamed to see your creditor ; you will be in fear when you speak to him...downright lying ; for, The second vice is lying, the Jirst is running in debt, as Poor Richard says ; and again, to the same purpose, Lying rides upon Debt's... | |
| Apprentices - 1821 - 162 pages
...give to another power over you liberty. If you cannot pay at the time, you will be ashamed to see your creditor; you will be in fear when you speak to him...Lying rides upon Debt's back ;' whereas, a free-born man ought not to be ashamed nor afraid to see or speak to any man living. But poverty often deprives... | |
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