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" Today. If you were a Servant would you not be ashamed that a good Master should catch you idle? Are you then your own Master, be ashamed to catch yourself idle, as Poor Dick says. "
Elegant extracts: a copious selection of passages from the most eminent ... - Page 146
by Elegant extracts - 1812
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Political, Miscellaneous, and Philosophical Pieces: Arranged Under the ...

Benjamin Franklin - American prose literature - 1779 - 610 pages
...your own mafter ? be amamed to catch yourfelf * idle, when there is fo much to be done for ' yourfelf, your family, your country, and your ' king. Handle your tools without mittens, re' member, that, " The cat in gloves catches no " mice," as Poor Richard fays. It is true, there is...
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The Prose epitome; or, Extracts, elegant, instructive, and entertaining ...

Conduct of life - 1792 - 494 pages
..." If you would have your bufincfs done, go ; if i not, fend." And agnrap j to be done for yourfelf, your family, your country, and your king. Handle your...mittens ; remember, that " The cat In gloves catches no-mice," a* Poor Richard fays. It is true, there is much to be done, and, perhaps, you are wcak-haiided;...
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Preceptive, Moral, and Sentimental Pieces: On the Duties of the Young, Issue 10

Chapbooks - 1796 - 34 pages
...as Poor Richard says; and farther, " Never leave that till to-morrow, which you can do to-day." — If you were a servant, would you not be ashamed that...Are you then your own master? be ashamed to catch yourself1 rdle, when there is so much to be done for yourself, your family, your country, and your...
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Poor Richard; or, The way to wealth

Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 72 pages
...Have you somewhat to do to-mor-, row, do it to-day.' ' If you were a servant, would you not be ashmled a good master should catch you idle ? Are you then your own master, and not ashamed to catch yourself idle i" as poor Dick says. When there is so much to be done for yourself,...
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Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1804 - 78 pages
...to-day is worth two to-morrows;" and further, " Have you something to do to-morrow, do it to-day." "If you were a servant, would you not be ashamed that...your own master ? be ashamed to catch yourself idle," as poor Dick says. When there is so much to be done for yourself, your family, your country, and your...
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The gleaner; or, Entertainment for the fire-side [compiled by J. Watson].

Gleaner - 1805 - 426 pages
...as poor Richard says ; and farther, " Never leave that till to-morrow, which you can do to-day." — If you were a servant, would you not be ashamed that a good master should catch yon idle ? Are you then your own master, be ashamed to catch yourself idle, when there is so much to...
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The Complete Works in Philosophy, Politics, and Morals, of the ..., Volume 3

Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1806 - 590 pages
...to-morrows," as poor Richard says ; and farther, " never leave that till to-morrow, which you can do to-day." If you were a servant, Would you not be ashamed that...your own master ? Be ashamed to catch yourself idle, wheo there is so much to be done for yourself, your family, your country, and your king. Handle your...
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The literary miscellany: or, Selections and extracts, classical ..., Volume 9

1812 - 314 pages
...to-day is worth two to-morrows;" and further, " Have you something to do to-morrow, do it to-day." "If you were a servant, would you not be ashamed that...your own master ? be ashamed to catch yourself idle," as poor Dick says. When there is so much to be done for yourself, your family, your country, and your...
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The literary miscellany: or, Selections and extracts, classical ..., Volume 9

1812 - 314 pages
...catch you idle : are you then your own master ? be ashamed to catch yourself idle," as poor Dick says. When there is so much to be done for yourself, your family, your country, and your gracious king, be up by peep of day; "let not the sun look down, and say inglorious here he lies!"...
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The Cheap magazine [ed. by G. Miller.] Vol, Volume 1

George Miller - 1813 - 638 pages
...further, " Have you somewhat to do to-morrow, do it to-day.'.' If you were a servant, would you not not be ashamed that "a good' master should catch you...your own master ? be ashamed to catch yourself idle, as poor Dick says. . . ; • r •»";."• ^ When there is so much to be done -for yourself, your...
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