 | Benjamin Franklin - American prose literature - 1779 - 610 pages
...It is foolifh to lay out money in a purchale of " repentance ; " and yet this folly is pradlifed ' every day at auctions, for want of minding the ' Almanack. Many a one, for the fake of finery * on the back, have gone with a hungry belly, and half ftarved their families ; " bilks... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - Books - 1780 - 612 pages
...Again, " It is foolifh to lay out money in a purchafe of repentance;" and yet this folly is p raft i fed every day at auctions, for want of minding the Almanack. Many a one, for the fake of finery on the back, have gone with a hungry belly, and half ftarved their families ; " Silks... | |
 | several hands - 1780 - 612 pages
...Again, " It is foolifh to lay out money in a purchafe of repentance ;" and yet this folly is praftifed every day at auctions, for want of minding the Almanack. Many a one, for the fake of finery on the back, have gone with a hungry belly, and half ftarvcd their families ; " Silks... | |
 | Chapbooks - 1796 - 34 pages
...pennyworths." Again, " It is foolish to Jty out money in a purchase of repentance;" and yet this follv is practised every day at auctions, for want of minding...Almanack. Many a one, for the sake of finery on the back, have gone with a hungry belly, and half starved their families; " Silks and sattins, scarlets and velvets,... | |
 | 1797 - 522 pages
..." It is fooiiili to lay out money in x a purchafe of repentance ;" and yet thjj folly is pradtifed every day at auctions, for want of minding the Almanack. Many a one, for the fake of finery on the back, have gone with a hungry belly, and half 2ar»ed their families; "Silks... | |
 | Conduct of life - 1802 - 348 pages
...Again, " It is foolifh to lay out money in a purchafe of repentance ;" and yet this folly is praclifed every day at auctions, for want of minding the Almanack. Many a one, for the fake of finery on the back, have gone gone with a hungry belly, and half ftarved their families ; "... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 72 pages
...place he says, ' Many have been ruined by buying good penny-worths.' Again, poor Richard says, ' 'Tis foolish to lay out money in a purchase of repentance ; and yet this folly is practised every day at sales, for want of minding the almanac.' ' Wise men,' as poor Dick says, ' learn by other's harm, fools... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1804 - 78 pages
...another place he says, " Many have been ruined by buyifig good pennyworths." Again poor Richard says, "It is foolish to lay out money in a purchase of repentance;"...day at auctions, for want of minding the almanack. "Wise men (as poor Dick says) learn by others harms, fools scarcely by their own ; but happy are they... | |
 | Gleaner - 1805 - 426 pages
...thee in thy business, may dothee more harm than good. For, in another.place, he says, " Many have been ruined by buying good pennyworths." Again, " It is...almanack. Many a one, for the sake of finery on the back, have gone with a hungry belly and half starved their families; " Silks and satins, scarlets and velvets,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 586 pages
...theein thy business, may do thee more harm than good. For hi another place he says, " many have been ruined by buying good pennyworths." Again, " it is...almanack. Many a one, for the sake of finery on the back, have gone with a hungry belly, and half starved their families; "silks and sattins, scarlet and velvets,... | |
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He means, that perhaps the cheapness is apparent only, and not real; or the bargain, by straitening thee in thy business, may do thee more harm than good. For in another place he says, Many have been ruined by buying good pennyworths. 
