| Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 72 pages
...see your creditor; you will be in fear when you speak to him ; you will make poor, pitiful, sneaking excuses, and by degrees come to lose your 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 - 1804 - 78 pages
...see your creditor: you will be in fear when you speak to him ; you will make poor, pitiful, sneaking excuses, and, by degrees, come to lose your 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
...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,...whereas, a free-born Englishman ought not to be ashamed or afraid to see or speak to any man living. But poverty often deprives a man of all spirit and virtue.... | |
| James Plumptre - 1812 - 424 pages
...see your creditor ; you will be in fear when you speak to him ; you will make poor pitiful sneaking excuses, and by degrees, come to lose your veracity,...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... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 pages
...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...whereas a free-born Englishman ought not to be ashamed or afraid to see or speak to any man living. But poverty often deprives a man of all spirit and virtue.... | |
| 1812 - 314 pages
...see your creditor : you will be in fear when you speak to him ; you will make poor, pitiful, sneaking excuses, and, by degrees, come to lose your 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... | |
| George Miller - 1813 - 638 pages
...downright, lying ; for, as poor Rich%rd says, " the second vice is lying ; thejirst is running in debt. fAnd again, to the same purpose, lying rides upon debt's back;" whereas a free born Englishman ought not to be 'ashamed nor afraiij to see or speak to any man. living. But poverty... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1819 - 520 pages
...see your creditor ; you will be in fear when you speak to him ; you will make poor pitiful sneaking excuses, and, by degrees, come to lose your veracity,...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... | |
| 1821 - 162 pages
...see your creditor; you will be in fear when you speak to him ; you will make poor, pitiful, sneaking excuses, and, by degrees, come to lose your veracity,...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... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1821 - 232 pages
...to him ; you will make poor, pitiful, sneaking excuses, and, by degrees, come to lose yourveracitv, and sink into base, downright lying; for ' the Second...again to the same purpose, lying rides upon debt's hack ;' whereas a free-horn Englishman ought uot to be ashamed nor afraid to see or speak to any man... | |
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