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" Good name in man and woman, dear my lord, Is the immediate 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 that filches from me my good name Robs me of... "
The Works of the Honourable James Wilson, L. L. D.: Late One of the ... - Page 468
by James Wilson - 1804
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The Christian Observer, Volume 32

1832 - 896 pages
...approving the well-known sentiment : " Who steals my purse steals trash ; 'tis something, nothing — 'Twas mine — 'tis 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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The Irish penny magazine

1833 - 222 pages
...entertain it should remember the poet. "Who steals my purse steals trash ; 'tis something — nothing— Twas mine — 'tis 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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The English Orator: a Selection of Pieces for Reading & Recitation

James Hedderwick - 1833 - 232 pages
...Is the immediate 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 that filches from me my good name, Robs me of that which not enriches him, And makes me poor indeed....
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The Irish Penny Magazine, Volume 1

1833 - 438 pages
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Memorandums of My Mayoralty

Lord Winchester - 1835 - 74 pages
...applause can outweigh. As Shakspeare says : "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 leares me poor indeed !" This, then, have I sacrificed...
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Portland Magazine

1835 - 704 pages
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The London Medical and Surgical Journal, Volume 6

1835 - 866 pages
...which to good men is dearer than life.' " Who steals my puree steals trash, 'tis something, nothing; 'Twas mine, 'tis 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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The Metropolitan, Volume 14

1835 - 598 pages
...the immediate jewel of their souls : Who steals mv purse, steal» trash ; 'tis something, nothing; 'Twas mine, 'tis his. and has been slave to thousands; But he that filches from me my good name, Rohs me of that, which not euriches him, And makes me poor indeed."...
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The Book of Familiar Quotations: Being a Collection of Popular Extracts and ...

1871 - 340 pages
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Public and Private Economy, Part 1

Theodore Sedgwick - 1836 - 274 pages
...lucre," " vile dross," " little worthless pieces of white and yellow metal." Shakspeare says — " He who steals my purse, steals trash ; 'twas mine — 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands," &c. After all, common sense, in defiance of declaimers, as . well as of the greatest poets, will maintain...
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