| Egone Cunradi - 1873 - 234 pagine
...with the rest of the money; and they laughed at me so much, that I cried with rage, and that this idea gave me more chagrin than the whistle gave me pleasure. This however, was afterwards of much use to me, so that when I was tempted to buy some superfluous thing, I said to myself, BDon't... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1875 - 562 pagine
...might have bought with the rest of the money ; and laughed at me so much for my folly, that I cried with vexation ; and the reflection gave me more chagrin...tempted to buy some unnecessary thing, I said to myself, Don' t give too much for thf whistle ; and I saved my money. As I grew up, came into the world, and... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1875 - 768 pagine
...might have bought with the rest of the money ; and laughed at me so much for my folly, that I cried with vexation ; and the reflection gave me more chagrin...tempted to buy some unnecessary thing, I said to myself, Don 't give too much for the whistle ; and I saved my money. As I grew up, came into the world, and... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1875 - 566 pagine
...for my folly, that I cried with vexation ; and the reflection gave me more chagrin than the whist Ic gave me pleasure. This however was afterwards of use...myself, Don't give too much for the whistle ; and I saved my money. As I grew up, came into the world, and observed the actions of men, I thought I met... | |
| William Makepeace Thayer - 1875 - 298 pagine
...when he was in France, he wrote to a friend, rehearsing this incident of his childhood, and said — " This, however, was afterwards of use to me, the impression...myself, Don't give too much for the whistle ; and I saved my money. " As I grew up, came into the world, and observed the actions of men, I thought I... | |
| Oscar Charles Gallagher, Leonard Bowdoin Moulton - 1918 - 250 pagine
...I might have bought with the rest of the money; and laughed at me so much for my folly that I cried with vexation; and the reflection gave me more chagrin...afterwards of use to me, the impression continuing in my mind; so that often, when I was tempted to buy some unnecessary thing, I said to myself, Don't... | |
| Benjamin Franklin, Jonathan Edwards - 1920 - 424 pagine
...might have bought with the rest of the money ; and laughed at me so much for my folly, that I cried with vexation ; and the reflection gave me more chagrin...afterwards of use to me, the impression continuing in my mind; so that often, when I was tempted to buy some unnecessary thing, I said to myself, Don't... | |
| William Harris Elson, Christine M. Keck - 1920 - 424 pagine
...I might have bought with the rest of the money; and laughed at me so much for my folly that I cried with vexation ; and the reflection gave me more chagrin than the whistle gave me pleasure. 10 This, however, was afterwards of use to me, the impression continuing on my mind; so that often... | |
| William Harris Elson, Christine M. Keck, Lura E. Runkel - 1920 - 424 pagine
...I might have bought with the rest of the money; and laughed at me so much for my folly that I cried with vexation; and the reflection gave me more chagrin than the whistle gave i5 me pleasure. tempted to buy some unnecessary thing, I said to myself, "Don't give too much for the... | |
| Arthur Quiller-Couch - 1920 - 282 pagine
...understanding the bargain I had made, told me I had given four times as much for it as it was worth. . . . The reflection gave me more chagrin than the whistle gave me pleasure. [BENJAMIN FRANKLIN.] 1 Donne's Sermon II preached at Pauls upon Christmas Day in the Of a bridal, this... | |
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