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" And again, Pride is as loud a beggar as Want, and a great deal more saucy. When you have bought one fine thing, you must buy ten more, that your appearance may be all of a piece ; but Poor Dick says, It is easier to suppress the first desire, than to... "
The Immortal Mentor, Or, Man's Unerring Guide to a Healthy, Wealthy & Happy ... - Page 117
1802 - 323 pages
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Political, Miscellaneous, and Philosophical Pieces: Arranged Under the ...

Benjamin Franklin - 1779 - 610 pages
...fays, " Fond pride of drefs is fure a very curfe ; " Ere fancy you confult, confult your purfe." * And again, " Pride is as loud a beggar as Want, *'...all that follow it :" And ' it is as truly folly for the poor to ape the rich, as ' for the frog to fwell, in order to equal the ox. " Veflels large may...
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The Bee: Or Literary Weekly Intelligencer, Volume 1

James Anderson - 1791 - 422 pages
...and fays; " Fond pride of drefs is fiire a very curie \ E'er fancy you confult, confult your purfe." And again-, " Pride is as loud a beggar as Want, and...your appearance may be all of a piece ; but poor Dick faysj " It is eafier to fupprefs the firft defire, than to fatisfy all that follow it." And it is as...
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Association Papers..: Part I. Publications printed by special order of the ...

Association for Preserving Liberty and Property against Republicans and Levellers (London, England) - 1793 - 432 pages
...advifes and fays, " Fond pride of drefs is furea verycucfei " Ere fancy you confult, confult yourpurfe." And again ; " Pride is as loud a beggar as Want, and...all that follow it :" And it is as truly folly for the poor to ape the rich, as for the frog to fwell in order to equal the ox. •' Veffels large may...
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Poor Richard; or, The way to wealth

Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 72 pages
...loud a beggar as Want, and a great deal more saucy.' When you have bought one fine thing, you must buy ten more that your appearance may be all of a piece ; but poor Dick says, ' It is easier to suppress the first desire, than to satisfy all that follow it. And that it...
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Benjamin Franklin - 1804 - 78 pages
...loud a beggar as Want, and a great deal more saucy." When you have bought one fjne thing, you must buy ten more, that your appearance may be all of a piece; but poor Dick says> TO rooR RICHARD'S ALMANACK. "It is easier to suppress the first desire, than to sat- . isfy all...
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The gleaner; or, Entertainment for the fire-side [compiled by J. Watson].

Gleaner - 1805 - 426 pages
...loud a beggar as Want, and a great deal more saucy." When you have bought one fine thing, you must buy ten more, that your appearance may be all of a piece : but poor Dick says, " It is easier to suppress the first desire, than to satisfy all that follow it." And it is as...
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The complete works ... of ... Benjamin Franklin, Volume 3

Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 586 pages
...loud a beggar as want, and a great deal more saucy." When you have bought one fine thing, you must buy ten more, that your appearance may be all of a piece; but poor Dick says, " it is easier to suppress the first desire than to satisfy all that follow jt:" and it is as...
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The Complete Works in Philosophy, Politics, and Morals, of the ..., Volume 3

Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 590 pages
...loud a beggar as want, and a great deal more saucy." When you have bought one fine thing, you must buy ten more, that your appearance may be all of a piece; but poor Dick says, " it is easier to suppress the first desire than to satisfy all that follow it :" and it is as...
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Lionel and Clarissa, by I. Bickerstaff. The toy shop; the king and the ...

James Plumptre - 1812 - 424 pages
...loud a befgar as Want, " and a great deal more saucy." Wheu you have bought one fine thing, you must buy ten more, that your appearance may be all of a piece ; but Poor Dick says, " It is easier to suppress the first desire, than to " satisfy all that follow it :" And it is...
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The Cheap magazine [ed. by G. Miller.] Vol, Volume 1

George Miller - 1813 - 638 pages
...loud a beggar as want, and' a great deal more saucy." When you have bought one fine thing, you must buy ten more, that your appearance may be all of a piece ; but poor Djck says, " it is easier to suppress the first desire than to satisfy all that follow it : * and it...
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