The literary miscellany: or, Selections and extracts, classical and scientific with originals, in prose and verse. Conduct; &c, 第 9 卷1812 |
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... cause , if he happen to invalidate his title , he has at least one superior the less . Now tho ' a man's abso- lute merit may not depend on the inferiority of an- other , yet his comparative worth varies in regard to that of other ...
... cause , if he happen to invalidate his title , he has at least one superior the less . Now tho ' a man's abso- lute merit may not depend on the inferiority of an- other , yet his comparative worth varies in regard to that of other ...
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... causes might not improbably have given rise to the notion of apparitions : and when the notion had been once promulgated , it had a nat- ural tendency to produce more instances . The gloom of night , that was productive of terror ...
... causes might not improbably have given rise to the notion of apparitions : and when the notion had been once promulgated , it had a nat- ural tendency to produce more instances . The gloom of night , that was productive of terror ...
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... cause can be assigned , were their existence real , for so great a change as their discontinuance ? The cause of superstition has lost ground for this last century : the notion of ghosts has been , altogether exploded : a reason why the ...
... cause can be assigned , were their existence real , for so great a change as their discontinuance ? The cause of superstition has lost ground for this last century : the notion of ghosts has been , altogether exploded : a reason why the ...
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... causes of it . It were uncharit- able to suppose the whole community under the same constraint with the unhappy Clelia . However , the greater part thought it decent to attend her . Some went as her companions , some for exercise , some ...
... causes of it . It were uncharit- able to suppose the whole community under the same constraint with the unhappy Clelia . However , the greater part thought it decent to attend her . Some went as her companions , some for exercise , some ...
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... cause of his displeasure , but proceeded on my way , with hopes to find other means of information . The next I met was a young fellow , dressed in all the pride of rural spruceness ; beside him , walked a girl , in a dress agreeable to ...
... cause of his displeasure , but proceeded on my way , with hopes to find other means of information . The next I met was a young fellow , dressed in all the pride of rural spruceness ; beside him , walked a girl , in a dress agreeable to ...
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第 2 頁 - A little neglect may breed great mischief; for want of a nail the shoe was lost, for want of a shoe the horse was lost, and for want of a horse the rider was lost, being overtaken and slain by the enemy; all for want of a little care about a horseshoe nail.
第 1 頁 - Methinks I hear some of you say, Must a Man afford himself no Leisure? — I will tell thee, my Friend, what Poor Richard says, Employ thy Time well if thou meanest to gain Leisure; and since thou art not sure of a Minute, throw not away an Hour.
第 19 頁 - I then came home, and went whistling all over the house, much pleased with my whistle, but disturbing all the family. My brothers, and sisters, and cousins, understanding the bargain...
第 13 頁 - ... the way to wealth, if you desire it, is as plain as the way to market. It depends chiefly on two words, industry and frugality ; that is, 45 waste neither time nor money, but make the best use of both.
第 40 頁 - We have had some experience of it — several of our young people were formerly brought up at the colleges of the northern provinces; they were instructed in all your sciences, but when they came back to us, they were bad runners, ignorant of every means of living in the woods, unable to bear either cold or hunger, knew neither how to build a cabin, take a deer, or kill an enemy, spoke our language imperfectly, were therefore neither fit for hunters, warriors, nor counsellors; they were totally good...
第 3 頁 - 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 what Poor Richard says, Many a Little makes a Mickle; and farther, Beware of little Expenses; A small Leak will sink a great Ship; and again.
第 40 頁 - We are, however, not the less obliged by your kind offer, though we decline accepting it; and to show our grateful sense of it, if the gentlemen of Virginia will send us a dozen of their sons, we will take great care of their education, instruct them in all we know, and make men of them.