 | Benjamin Franklin - 1905 - 396 pages
...scarcely be called the conveniences ; and yet, only because they look pretty, how many want to have them ! By these and other extravagances the genteel are reduced...plainly that A ploughman on his legs is higher than a gentleman on his knees, as Poor Richard says. Perhaps they have had a small estate left them, which... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1905 - 512 pages
...Dick says, for one poor Person, there are an hundred indigent. By these, and other Extravagancies, the Genteel are reduced to poverty, and forced to...plainly, that A Ploughman on his Legs is higher than a Gentleman on his Knees, as Poor Richard says. Perhaps they have had a small Estate left them, which... | |
 | Lionel Strachey - Wit and humor - 1905 - 318 pages
...numerous than the natural; and, as Poor Dick says, For one poor person there are a hundred indigent. By these, and other extravagances, the genteel are...standing; in which case it appears plainly, that A plowman on his legs is higher than a gentleman on his knees, as Poor Richard says. Perhaps they have... | |
 | Lionel Strachey - Wit and humor - 1905 - 316 pages
...poor person there are a hundred indigent. By these, and other extravagances, the genteel are reduced 9 to poverty, and forced to borrow of those whom they...standing; in which case it appears plainly, that A plowman on his legs is higher than a gentleman on his knees, as Poor Richard says. Perhaps they haw... | |
 | Jeannette Leonard Gilder - Anthologies - 1910 - 330 pages
...numerous than the natural; and as Poor Dick says, 'for one poor person there are a hundred indigent.' " By these and other extravagances the genteel are reduced...borrow of those whom they formerly despised, but who, •He's alncky fellow who is made prudent by other men's perils 61 through industry and frugality,... | |
 | 1907 - 668 pages
...scarcely be called the conveniences; and yet, only because they look pretty, how many want to have them ! By these and other extravagances the genteel are reduced...standing; in which case it appears plainly that A plowman on his legs is higher than a gentleman on his knees, as Poor Richard says. Perhaps they have... | |
 | American wit and humor - 1907 - 374 pages
...numerous than the natural; and, as Poor Dick says, For one poor person there are a hundred indigent. By these, and other extravagances, the genteel are...standing; in which case it appears plainly, that A plowman on his legs is higher than a gentleman on his knees, as Poor Richard says. Perhaps they have... | |
 | David Josiah Brewer - English literature - 1908 - 454 pages
...person there are a hundred in. digent.' By these and other extravagances, the genteel are re duced to poverty, and forced to borrow of those whom they...their standing; in which case, it appears plainly, <A plowman on his legs is higher than a gentleman on his knees,' as Poor Richard says. Perhaps they... | |
 | William Harris Elson, Christine M. Keck - Basal reading instruction - 1909 - 428 pages
...because they look pretty, how many want to have them! 90 "By these and other extravagances, the greatest are reduced to poverty, and forced to borrow of those...industry and frugality, have maintained their standing. 'If you would know the value of money, go and try to borrow some; for he that goes a-borrowing goes... | |
 | William Harris Elson, Christine M. Keck - Readers - 1909 - 426 pages
...because they look pretty, how many want to have them ! 90 "By these and other extravagances, the greatest are reduced to poverty, and forced to borrow of those...industry and frugality, have maintained their standing. 'If you would know the value of money, go and try to borrow some ; for he that goes a-borrowing goes... | |
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A ploughman on his legs is higher than a gentleman on his knees, as Poor Richard says. Perhaps they have had a small estate left them, which they knew not the getting of; they think 'Tis day, and will never be night... 
