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" Whang, the miller, was naturally avaricious ; nobody loved money better than he, or more respected those that had it. When people would talk of a rich man in company, Whang would say, I know him very well ; he and I have been long acquainted ; he and... "
Fables: Original and Selected, by the Most Esteemed European and Oriental ... - Page 173
by George Moir Bussey - 1842 - 352 pages
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The citizen of the world; or, Letters from a Chinese philosopher ..., Volume 2

Oliver Goldsmith - 1810 - 338 pages
...Whang, the miller, was naturally avariiious ; nobody loved money better than he, or more re*pected those that had it. When people would talk of a rich...would say, I know him very well ; he and I have been long acquainted -, he and I are intimate : he stood for a child of mine. But if ever a poor man was...
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The Citizen of the World, Or, Letters from a Chinese Philosopher ..., Volume 2

Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 258 pages
...book* of Chinefe learning ; he, who defpifing final! fums, and grafping at all, loft even what he had. Whang, the miller, was naturally avaricious ; nobody loved money better than he, or more refpefted thofe that had it. When people would talk of a rich man in company, Whang would fay, I know...
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Select British Classics, Volume 2

English literature - 1804 - 242 pages
...books of Chinese learning ; he who, despising small sums, and grasping at all, lost even what he had ? Whang, the miller, was naturally avaricious ; nobody...rich man in company, Whang would say, I know him very ijell ; he and I have been long acquainted ; he and I are intimate ; he stood for a child of mine :...
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The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith, M.B.

Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 314 pages
...books of Chinese learning ; he who despising small sums, and grasping at all, lost even what he had ? Whang, the miller, was naturally avaricious ; nobody...would say, I know him very well ; he and I have been long acquainted ; he and I are intimate ; he stood for a child of mine ; but if ever a poor man was...
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The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith, M.B.: With Memoirs of His Life ...

Oliver Goldsmith - 1816 - 462 pages
...books of Chinese learning ? he who, despising small sums, and grasping at all, lost even what he had. Whang, the miller, was naturally avaricious ; nobody...would say, I know him very well ; he and I have been long acquainted ; he and I are intimate ; he stood for a child of mine : but if ever a poor man was...
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The Citizen of the World, Volumes 1-2

Oliver Goldsmith - Great Britain - 1820 - 706 pages
...books of Chinese learning ; he who, despising small sums, and grasping at all, lost even what he had ? Whang the miller was naturally avaricious ; nobody...would say, I know him very well ; he and I have been long acquainted ; he and I are intimate ; he stood for a child of mine :' but if ever a poor man was...
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The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith: With an Account of ..., Volume 3

Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 500 pages
...books of Chinese learning? he who, despising small sums, a«d grasping at all, Jost even what he had. Whang, the miller, was naturally avaricious ; nobody...would say, I know him very well ; he and I have been long acquainted ; he and I are intimate ; he stood for a child of mine : but if ever a poor man was...
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The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith: With an Account of His Life and ...

Oliver Goldsmith - 1830 - 544 pages
...books of Chinese learning? he who, despising small sums, and grasping at all, lost even what he had. and some the ribands that decorated the horses' necks...his stall by the way side, and continued to work w long acquainted ; he and I are intimate ; be stood for a child of mine : but if ever a poor man was...
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A series of lessons, in prose and verse, progessively arranged [ed.] by J.M ...

James Melville M'Culloch - 1831 - 250 pages
...then he will seize the spoil, And will murder thee, thou poor little bee. SOUTHEY. WHANG, THE MILLED. WHANG, the miller, was naturally avaricious ; nobody...would say, I know him very well ; he and I have been long acquainted ; he and I are intimate. But if ever a poor man was mentioned, he had not the least...
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The Easy Reader, Or, Introduction to the National Preceptor: Consisting of ...

Jesse Olney - Readers - 1833 - 150 pages
...demolished, laid waste. The Money Digger. 1. IN the north of England lived Vain, by trade a miller. Nobody loved money better than he, or more respected those that had it. Vain, however, with all his eagerness for riches, was, in reality, poor. He had nothing but the profits...
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