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" He received a few pence for the labour ; and then, in pursuance of the saving part of his plan, requested some small gratuity of meat and drink, which was given him. He then looked out for the next thing that might chance to offer... "
Monthly Review; Or New Literary Journal - Page 246
1806
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Miscellaneous Works of the Rev. Charles Buck ...: Containing The Young ...

Charles Buck - Christian ethics - 1808 - 362 pages
...requested some small gratuity of meat and drink, which was given him : he then looked out for the next thing that might chance to offer, and went with indefatigable...still scrupulously avoiding as far as possible the expencc of a penny. He promptly seized every opportunity which could advance his. design, without regarding...
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Miscellaneous Works of the Rev. Charles Buck, Author of the ..., Volume 3

Charles Buck - Children - 1808 - 374 pages
...requested some small gratuity of meat and drink, which was given him : he then looked out for the next thing that might chance to offer, and went with indefatigable...still scrupulously avoiding as far as possible the expence of a penny. He promptly seized ever// opportunity which could advance his design, without regarding...
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Essays in a series of letters to a friend

John Foster - 1813 - 502 pages
...requested some small gratuity of meat and drink, which was given him. He then looked out for the next thing that might chance to offer, and went, with indefatigable...still scrupulously avoiding, as far as possible, the expence of a penny. He promptly seized every opportunity which could advance his design, without regarding...
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The Hermes; a literary, moral and scientific journal

206 pages
...requested some small graluity of meat and drink, which WM given him. He then looked out for the next thing that might chance to offer, and went with indefatigable...industry through a succession of servile employments, in diflerent places, of longer and shorter duration, -:i!i scrupulously avoiding, as far as pos«ibW»...
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Anecdotes, Religious, Moral, and Entertaining

Charles Buck - Anecdotes - 1831 - 418 pages
...requested some small gratuity of meat and drink, which was given him ; he then looked out for the next thing that might chance to offer, and went with indefatigable...advance his design, without regarding the meanness of the employment, or the degradation of appearance: by this course he had gamed after some time, money...
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The rights of industry, by the author of 'The result of machinery', i ...

Charles Knight - 1831 - 232 pages
...business of production. The story of the prodigal goes on to say, " he then looked out for the next thing that might chance to offer ; and went with indefatigable...different places, of longer and shorter duration.'' Here we see the principle of Demand and Supply still in active operation. " He looked out for the next...
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Essays in a Series of Letters

John Foster - Autobiography - 1833 - 324 pages
...requested some small gratuity of meat and drink, which was given him. He then looked out for the next thing that might chance to offer; and went, with indefatigable...possible, the expense of a penny. He promptly seized ever;/ opportunity which could advance his design, without regarding the meanness of occupation or...
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The Tourist: A Literary and Anti-slavery Journal, Volume 1

Antislavery movements - 1833 - 370 pages
...requested some small gratuity of meat and drink, which was giving him, He then looked out for the next thing that might chance to offer ; and went with indefatigable industry through a succession of servile employment», of longer or shorter duration, still scrupulously avoiding, as far as possible, the expense...
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The National Preceptor: Or, Selections in Prose and Poetry; Consisting of ...

Jesse Olney - Readers - 1838 - 346 pages
...requested some small gratuity of meat and drink, which was given him. 13. He then looked out for the next thing that might chance to offer, and went, with indefatigable...regarding the meanness of occupation or appearance. 14. By this method he had gained, after a considerable time, money enough to purchase, in order to...
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The Constitution of Man

George Combe - Phrenology - 1845 - 498 pages
...requested some •mall gratuity of meat and drink, which was given him. He then looked out for the next thing that might chance to offer ; and went, with...possible, the expense of a penny. He promptly seized entry opportunity which could advance Bis design without regarding the meanness of occupation or appearance....
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