 Good name, in man and woman, dear my lord, Is the immediate jewel of their souls : Who steals my purse, steals trash : 't is something, nothing ; T was mine, 't is his, and has been slave to thousands ; But he that filches from me my good name, Robs me...  The Beauties of the Edinburgh Review, Alias the Stinkpot of Literature, Etc - Page 2by John Ring - 1807 - 75 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Shakespeare - 1857 - 630 pages
...the immediate jewel of their souls : Who steals my purse, steals trash : 't is something, nothing ; 'T was mine, 't is his, and has been slave to thousands : But he that filches from me my good name Robs me of that which not enriches him, And makes me poor indeed.... | |
 | Greek - 1859 - 568 pages
...Is the immediate jewel of their soul. Who steals my purse, steals trash ; 'T is something, nothing : 't was mine, 't is his, And has been slave to thousands : But he, who filches from me my good name, Hobs me of that which not enriches him, And makes me poor indeed ! " Familiare est hominibus omnia... | |
 | Charlotte Maria Tucker - Christian life - 1859 - 264 pages
...touchingly true ? — " Who steals my pursc, steals trash ; 'tis something — nothing — Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands; But he who filches from me my good name. Takes from me that which nought eurtcheth him. And makes me poor indeed 1 " Lepine. This is too serious... | |
 | Dan Young - Methodist Church - 1860 - 394 pages
...robbed of their money than of their character ? " He who steals my purse steals trash: ' Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands: But he who filches from me my good name Robs me of that which not enriches him, But makes me poor indeed." Some will excuse themselves by saying,... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - Electronic journals - 1883 - 688 pages
...words I have quoted. Who steals my purse steals trash ; 'tis something, nothing ; 'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands ; But he who filches from me my good name, &c. It is in defence of my good name that I pen these pages. A few years ago (it is sad to think how... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - Elocution - 1861 - 346 pages
...jewel of their souls. Who steals my purse steals trash ; 'tis something, nothing ; 'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands ; But he who filches from me my good name, Robs me of that which not enriches him, And makes me poor indeed. A BIRD'S NEST.— Hmras. It wins my admiration... | |
 | Simon Kerl - English language - 1861 - 372 pages
...diseases of the mind. " Who steals my purse, steals trash; 'tis something, nothing; 'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands: • But he who filches from me my good name, Hobs me of that which not enriches him, And makes me poor indeed!" • Propositions are sometimes elliptical... | |
 | Charles Allen Sumner, William McLellan Cutter - Impeachments - 1862 - 760 pages
...jewel of thoir souls ; Who i-tenls ray purse, steals trn*h : 'tis something, nothing ; "Fwa.4 mine, 4is his, and has been slave to thousands ; But he who filches from me my good name, Robs rao of that which not enriches him, And makes me poor indeed." I will pass on to the dry and uninteresting... | |
 | John Bartlett - Quotations - 1865 - 504 pages
...the immediate jewel of their souls. Who steals my purse, steals trash ; 't is something, nothing ; 'T was mine, 't is his, and has been slave to thousands ; But he that filches from me my good name Eobs me of that which not enriches him, And makes me poor indeed.... | |
 | Richard Grant White - Dramatists, English - 1865 - 450 pages
...utters the often quoted lines, — " Who steals my purse, steals trash; 't is something, nothing.; 'T was mine, 't is his, and has been slave to thousands; But he that filches from me my good name Robs me of that which not enriches him, And makes me poor indeed,"... | |
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