 | Robert Walsh - American essays - 1835 - 552 pages
...as weU have hindered the sun'• •etting. But since it is down, my friend, and it may be long ere it rises again, let us make as good a night of it...light candles. Frugality and industry will go a great wny towards indemnifying us. Idleness and pride tax with a heavier hand than kings and parliaments.... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 572 pages
...the point. We might as well have hindered the sun's setting. That we could not do. But since it is down, my friend, and it may be long before it rises...candles. Frugality and industry will go a great way towards indemnifying us. Idleness and pride tax with a heavier hand than kings and parliaments. If... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - Statesmen - 1848 - 676 pages
...the point. We might as well have hindered the sun's setting. That we could not do. But since it is down, my friend, and it may be long before it rises...candles. Frugality and industry will go a great way towards indemnifying us. Idleness and pride tax with a heavier hand than kings and parliaments. If... | |
 | John Stanley (printer.) - Statesmen - 1849 - 178 pages
...we could not do. But since it is down, my friend,—and it may be long before it rises again,—let us make as good a night of it as we can. We may still...candles. Frugality and industry will go a great way towards indemnifying us. Idleness and pride tax with a heavier hand than kings and parliaments. If... | |
 | Philip Henry Stanhope (5th earl.) - 1851 - 588 pages
...Act. " We might as well have hindered the sun's " setting. That we could not do. But since it is " down, my friend, and it may be long before it " rises...candles. Frugality " and industry will go a great way towards indem" nifying us."* The Americans were by no means inclined to follow these prudent, — perhaps... | |
 | Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - Great Britain - 1851 - 570 pages
...Act. " We might as well have hindered the sun's " setting. That we could not do. But since it is " down, my friend, and it may be long before it " rises...candles. Frugality " and industry will go a great way towards indem" nifying us."* The Americans were by no means inclined to follow these prudent,— perhaps... | |
 | George Bancroft - United States - 1852 - 484 pages
...by this net to settle the point. We might as well have hin- CHAP dered the sun's setting : that wo could not do. But since 'tis down, my friend, and...candles. Frugality and industry will go a great way towards indemnifying us. Idleness and pride tax with a heavier hand than kings and parliaments ; if... | |
 | George Bancroft - United States - 1852 - 490 pages
...well have hin- CHAP dered the sun's setting : that we could not do. But since 'tis down, my Xvfriend, and it may be long before it rises again, let us make as good a ' • ' night of it as wo can. We may still light candles. Frugality and Indus- 7? try will go a great way towards indemnifying... | |
 | Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - Great Britain - 1853 - 416 pages
...Taxes." (Feb. 12. 1765.) 'well have hindered the sun's setting. That we could not 'do. But since it is down, my friend, and it may be long ' before it rises...candles. Frugality and industry ' will go a great way towards indemnifying us."* The Americans were by no means inclined to follow these prudent — perhaps... | |
 | GEORGE BANCROFT - 1856 - 472 pages
...as well have hin- CHAP> dered the sun's setting : that we could not do. But since 'tis down, my XV. friend, and it may be long before it rises again,...we can. We may still light candles. Frugality and indus- J^ try will go a great way towards indemnifying us. Idleness and pride tax with a heavier hand... | |
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We might as well have hindered the sun's setting. That we could not do. But since it is down, my friend, and it may be long before it rises again, let us make as good a night of it as we can. We may still light candles. Frugality and industry will go... 
