 And again, Pride is as loud a beggar as want, and a great deal more saucy. When you have bought one fine thing, you must buy ten more, that your appearance may be all of a piece; but Poor Dick says, 'Tis easier to suppress the first desire than to satisfy...  Treasures from the Prose World: With Biographical Sketches - Stran 161avtor: Frank McAlpine - 1886 - 400 straniCelotni ogled - O knjigi
 | George Savile Marquis of Halifax - 1717 - 324 strani
...Beggars infineCloaths(out of 'a proportionable Refpeft to their Quality} ought to be Hang'd. 10. That Pride is as loud a Beggar as Want, and a great deal more Sawcy. 1 1 . That a Prince, who will give more to Importunity than Merit, had as good fet out a Proclamation... | |
 | Thomas Fuller - 1732 - 320 strani
...Pride, joined with many Virtues, ehoaks them 3940 Pride in Profperity turns to Mifery in Adverfry. 5941 Pride is as loud a Beggar as Want ; and a great deal more Taucy. 3942 ?frde is fence ever ctrr'ct. 3943 Pride b the moft nneafy Thing intheWor)d» and the moft... | |
 | 1768 - 332 strani
...a forrowing. Fond pride of drefs is ñire a very curfe, E'er fancy you confult, confult your purfe. Pride is as loud a beggar as want, and a great deal more faucy. 'Tis eafier to fupprefs the firft defire, than fatisfy all that follow it. Great eftates may... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1779 - 610 strani
...fays, " Fond pride of drefs is fure a very curfe ; " Ere fancy you confult, confult your purfe." * And again, " Pride is as loud a beggar as Want, *' and a great deal more faucy." When you have ' bought one fine thing, you muft buy ten more, ' that your appearance may be... | |
 | Gorges Edmond Howard - 1782 - 376 strani
...virtues choaks them all. Pride becomes not a rich man, but is infupport'. ' ' "_" N able in a poor man. Pride is as loud a beggar as want ; and a great deal more faucy. Pride is fcarce ever cured. Pride is the moft uneafy thing in the world, and ihe moft odious.... | |
 | James Anderson - 1791 - 422 strani
...and fays; " Fond pride of drefs is fiire a very curie \ E'er fancy you confult, confult your purfe." And again-, " Pride is as loud a beggar as Want, and a great deal more faucy." When you have bought one fine thing, you muft buy ten more, that your appearance may be all... | |
 | 1796 - 34 strani
...advises, and says, " Fond pride of dress is sure a very curse, Ere fancy you consult, consult your purse." And again, " Pride is as loud a beggar as Want, and...must buy ten more, that your appearance may be all of a-piece ; but Poor Dick says, '* It is is easier to suppress the first desire, than to^tisfy all that... | |
 | 1802 - 348 strani
...and fays, " Fund pride of drefs n fure a very curfe ; Ere fancy you confult, conu.lt your purle." > And again, " Pride is as loud a beggar as Want, and a great deal more faucy." When you have bought one fine thing, you muft buy ten more, that your appearance may be all... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1804 - 78 strani
...advises, and says, "Fond pride of dress is sure a very curse; ere fancy you consult, consult your purse." And again, "Pride is as loud a beggar as Want, and...a great deal more saucy." When you have bought one fjne thing, you must buy ten more, that your appearance may be all of a piece; but poor Dick says>... | |
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