The Pleasant Art of Money Catching ...: To which is Added, The Way how to Turn a Penny: Or, The Art of Thriving ...J. Lever, 1782 - 112 pages |
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... wife from him , upon a fuppofition that fhe was his fifter ; when he came to understand the truth of the matter , not only reftored his wife to him again , but alfo gave him a thoufand pieces of filver , or filverlings ; the value of ...
... wife from him , upon a fuppofition that fhe was his fifter ; when he came to understand the truth of the matter , not only reftored his wife to him again , but alfo gave him a thoufand pieces of filver , or filverlings ; the value of ...
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... wife man that will covet money for itself , but for the ufe that is to be made of it for money itfelf cannot fatisfy and fo we are told by the wifeft of men , Ecclef . v . 10 , He that loveth filver , fhall not be fatisfied with filver ...
... wife man that will covet money for itself , but for the ufe that is to be made of it for money itfelf cannot fatisfy and fo we are told by the wifeft of men , Ecclef . v . 10 , He that loveth filver , fhall not be fatisfied with filver ...
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... wife nor child , when he died , he divided his eftate among his relations , and left this poor kinfman of his , thirty thousand pounds in ready money , and fifteen hundred pounds per ann , And now this poor man , whose poverty made him ...
... wife nor child , when he died , he divided his eftate among his relations , and left this poor kinfman of his , thirty thousand pounds in ready money , and fifteen hundred pounds per ann , And now this poor man , whose poverty made him ...
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... wife man , My fon , it is better to die than to be poor which faying , was perhaps the occafion of an old mifer's mistake , who bid his fon obferve what So- lomon faid , which was , Always to keep a penny in his , pocket . But his fon ...
... wife man , My fon , it is better to die than to be poor which faying , was perhaps the occafion of an old mifer's mistake , who bid his fon obferve what So- lomon faid , which was , Always to keep a penny in his , pocket . But his fon ...
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... wives , for they , I'll fwear , For the most part trade in the better ware , Hark , Reader ; if thou never yet hadft ... wife lies in too ; and I needs must pay The midwife , left the fool be caft away ; And ' tis a fecond charge to me ...
... wives , for they , I'll fwear , For the most part trade in the better ware , Hark , Reader ; if thou never yet hadft ... wife lies in too ; and I needs must pay The midwife , left the fool be caft away ; And ' tis a fecond charge to me ...
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alfo alſo anfwer Art of Thriving becauſe befides beft beſt Bishop of GLASGOW boiled bufinefs Butter caufe Debt defire difh diligent doth drink eafy eaten with Bread eftate Eggs eſpecially excellent Expences fafe faid fame fave fcorn fervants ferve feven feveral fhall fhew fhillings fhort fhould filver firft Firing of London firſt fmall fome fometimes fpend friends ftand ftill ftir ftomach fuch fuffer furbelowed fure hath himſelf honeft Horfe houfe houſe idlenefs induſtrious itſelf Jocelin JOHN LEVER Juftice keep money labour lefs live lofe loft meat miferable Milk mind moft Moorgate moſt muft muſt neceffary neceffity never thrive nutriment obferve occafion Penny Perfons Piercy pleaſant pleaſure pocket poor pounds prefent purfe quart recreations rich Salt ſpend Tavern thee thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thou thyfelf trade uſe Vinegar wants money Water whofe wholefome wife worfe
Popular passages
Page 79 - In brief, acquit thee bravely ; play the man. Look not on pleasures as they come, but go. Defer not the least virtue : life's poor span Make not an ell, by trifling in thy woe. If thou do ill, the joy fades, not the pains : If well, the pain doth fade, the joy remains.
Page 79 - Sum up at night what thou hast done by day; And in the morning, what thou hast to do. Dress and undress thy soul : mark the decay And growth of it : if with thy watch, that too Be down, then wind up both ; since we shall be Most surely judged, make thy accounts agree.
Page 60 - ... not : therefore from suretyship, as from a manslayer or enchanter, bless thyself ; for the best profit and return will be this, that if thou force him for whom thou art bound, to pay it himself, he will become thy enemy ; if thou use to pay it thyself, thou wilt be a beggar...
Page 39 - Certainly if a man will keep but of even hand, his ordinary expenses ought to be but to the half of his receipts, and, if he think to wax rich, but to the third part.
Page 51 - Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep ; so shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
Page 74 - Art thou a Magistrate ? then be severe : If studious ; copy fair what time hath blurr'd ; Redeem truth from his jaws : if Soldier, Chase brave employments with a naked sword Throughout the world. Fool not ; for all may have, If they dare try, a glorious life, or grave.
Page 51 - I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding ; and, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
Page 78 - Shoots higher much than he that means a tree. A grain of glory mixt with humblenefs Cures both a fever and lethargicnefs.
Page 78 - Calmness is great advantage : he that lets Another chafe, may warm him at his fire : Mark all his wanderings, and enjoy his frets ; As cunning fencers suffer heat to tire.
Page 59 - If thou be bound for a stranger, thou art a fool ; if for a merchant, thou puttest thy estate to learn to swim ; if for a churchman, he hath no inheritance ; if for a lawyer, he will find an...