| Chapbooks - 1796 - 34 pages
...stuff life is made of," as poor Richard says. — How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep! forgetting that "The sleeping fox catches - no poultry,...time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be," as Poor Richard says, "the greatest prodigality;" since, as he elsewhere tells us, "Lost... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 72 pages
...stuff life is made of/ as poor Richard says. How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep ? Forgetting that 'The sleeping Fox catches no poultry,...time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be/ as poor Richard says, 'the greatest prodigality ;' since, as he elsewhere tells us, ' Lost... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1804 - 78 pages
...stuff life is made of," as poor Richard says. How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep! forgetting that "the sleeping fox catches no poultry,...time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be (as poor Richard says) the greatest prodigality ;" since, as he elsewhere tells us, " Lost... | |
| Gleaner - 1805 - 426 pages
...How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep ! forgetting that " The sleeping fox catches BO poultry," and that " there will be sleeping enough in the grave/' as poor Richard says. and doing to the purpose; so by diligence we shall do more with less perplexity. "Sloth makes all things... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1806 - 590 pages
...stuff life is made of," as poor Richard says. How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep! forgetting, that " the sleeping fox catches no poultry,...time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be," as poor Richard says, " the greatest prodigality ;" since, as he elsewhere tells us," lost... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 586 pages
...staff life is made of," as poor Richard says. How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep! forgetting, that " the sleeping fox catches no poultry,...time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be," as poor Richard says, " the greatest prodigality ;" since, aa he elsewhere tells us, "lost... | |
| 1812 - 314 pages
...stuff life is made of," as poor Richard says. How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep ! forgetting that " the sleeping fox catches no poultry,...time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be (as poor Richard says) the greatest prodigality ;" since, as he elsewhere tells us, " Lost... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 pages
...life is made of," as Poor Richard says. — How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep ! forgetting that " The sleeping fox catches no poultry,...time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be," as Poor Richard says, " the greatest prodigality ;" since, as he elsewhere tells us, " Lost... | |
| James Plumptre - English drama - 1812 - 424 pages
...stuff life is " made of," as Poor Richard says. How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep ! forgetting that, " The sleeping fox catches no poultry,"...be of all things the most precious, wasting " time must be," as Poor Richard says, " the greatest " prodigality ;" since, as he elsewhere tells us, "... | |
| George Miller - 1813 - 638 pages
...stuff life is made of," as poor Richard says. How much more than is necessary do we spend in sleep ! forgetting that *' the sleeping fox catches no poultry,...time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be, (as poor Richard says) the greatest prodigality j" since, as he else* where tells, " Lost... | |
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