 | Leigh Hunt - English literature - 1811 - 510 pages
...even the worst of them, are or can be guilty of. A tradesman behind his counter must Artiv nojlesh and blood about him, no passions, no resentment ;...so much as seem to be so, if a customer tumbles him five hundred pounds worth of goods, and scarce bids money for any thing ; nay, though they really coma... | |
 | William Hone - Almanacs, English - 1827 - 452 pages
...can be guilty of. A tradetman behind hit counter mutt have no flesh and blood about him, no pattiont, no resentment ; he must never be angry, no not so much as seem to be so, if a customer tumbles him five hundred pounds worth of goods, and scarce bids money for any thing ; nay, though they really come... | |
 | William Hone - Almanacs, English - 1827 - 394 pages
...worst of them, are or can be guilty of. A tradesman behind his counter must have no Jlesh and bloo'J about him, no passions, no resentment ; he must never be angry, no not go much as seem to be so, if a customer tumbles him five hundred pounds worth of goods, and scarce... | |
 | Young tradesman - Business ethics - 1845 - 300 pages
...patience is required in dealing with the different tempers of his customers. " A tradesman," says Defoe, " behind his counter must have no flesh and blood about him — no passions, no resentments. He must never be angry, no, not so much as seem to be so. If a customer tumbles him five... | |
 | Charles Lamb - English essays - 1864 - 452 pages
...needful to bear with all sorts of impertinence, and the most provoking curiosity that it is impossible to imagine the buyers, even the worst of them, are,...so much as seem to be so, if a customer tumbles him five hundred pounds' worth of goods, and scarce bids money for any thing ; nay, though they really... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1864 - 454 pages
...worst of them, are, or can be, guilty of. A tradesman behind his counter must have no flesh and Hood about him, no passions, no resentment ; he must never...so much as seem to be so, if a customer tumbles him five hundred pounds' worth of goods, and scarce bids money for any thing ; nay, though they really... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1865 - 444 pages
...needful to bear with all sorts of impertinence, and the most provoking curiosity that it is impossible to imagine the buyers, even the worst of them, are,...so much as seem to be so, if a customer tumbles him five hundred pounds' worth of goods, and scarce bids money for any thing ; nay, though they really... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1869 - 852 pages
...even the worst of them, are, or can be, guilty of. A tradesman behind his counter must have no jlesh and blood about him, no passions, no resentment ;...so much as seem to be so, if a customer tumbles him five hundred pounds' worth of goods, and scarce bids money for any thing ; nay, though they really... | |
 | Charles Lamb - English literature - 1871 - 460 pages
...needful to bear with all sorts of impertinence, and the most provoking curiosity that it is impossible to imagine the buyers, even the worst of them, are,...so much as seem to be so, if a customer tumbles him five hundred pounds' worth of goods, and scarce bids money for any thing ; nay, though they really... | |
 | Addison Peale Russell - Conduct of life - 1875 - 416 pages
...pretend to know them." Juke would have made a good tradesman under the rules laid down by De Foe : " A tradesman behind his counter must have no flesh...so much as seem to be so, if a customer tumbles him five hundred pounds' worth of goods, and scarce bids money for anything ; nay, though they really come... | |
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A tradesman behind his counter must have no flesh and blood about him, no passions, no resentment ; he must never be angry, no, not so much as seem to be so, if a customer tumbles him five hundred pounds... 
