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" Today. If you were a Servant would you not be ashamed that a good Master should catch you idle? Are you then your own Master, be ashamed to catch yourself idle, as Poor Dick says. "
Treasures from the Prose World: With Biographical Sketches - Page 158
by Frank McAlpine - 1886 - 400 pages
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The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of Essays, Humorous, Moral ...

Benjamin Franklin - 1837 - 356 pages
...Have you somewhat to do to-morrow do it loday.' ' If you were a servant, would you Dot be ashamed that a good master should catch you idle.' Are you then your own master, be ashamed (o catch yourself idle,' as poor Dick says. When there is so much to be done for yourself, your family,...
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Reading Book for the Use of Female Schools

1839 - 428 pages
...that till to-morrow, which you can do to-day." If you were a servant, would you not be ashamed that a good master should catch you idle ? Are you, then,...your own master ? Be ashamed to catch yourself idle, where there " If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be," as Poor Richard says,...
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The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin, Consisting of Essays, Humorous, Moral ...

Benjamin Franklin - 1839 - 246 pages
...gracious king, be up by peep of day ; " Let not the sun look down, and say, Inglorious here he lies!" " Handle your tools without mittens ;" remember, that " the cat in gloves catches no mice," as poor Kichard says. It is true, there is much to be done, and perhaps you are weak-handed ; but stick to...
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The Moral Class-book

William Chambers, Robert Chambers - 1839 - 204 pages
...as Poor Eichard says ; and further,. " never leave that till to-morrow which you can do to-day." " Handle your tools without mittens ; remember that the cat in gloves catches no mice," as Poor Eichard says. It is true there is much to be done, and, perhaps, you are weak-handed ; but stick to...
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The Works of Benjamin Franklin: Containing Several Political and ..., Volume 2

Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 600 pages
...that till to-morrow, which you can do to-day. If you were a servant, would you not be ashamed that a good master should catch you idle ? Are you then...without mittens ; remember, that The cat in gloves ratches no mice, as Poor Richard says. It is true there is much to be done, and perhaps you are weak-handed...
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Selections from Jeremy Taylor [and others] designed to assist in forming the ...

Edward Stanley Bosanquet - 1840 - 436 pages
...that till to-morrow which you can do to-day.' If you were a servant, would you not be ashamed that a good master should catch you idle ? Are you then...to be done for yourself, your family, your country, your Queen. " Handle your tools without mittens ; remember that ' the cat in gloves catches no mice,'...
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The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of Essays, Humorous, Moral ...

Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 342 pages
...somewhat to (Jo to-morrow, do, it to-day.' ' If you were a servant, would you 'not he ashamed that a good master should catch you idle.' ' Are you then...your own master, be ashamed to catch yourself idle,' as poor Dick says. When there is so much to be done for yourself, your family, your country, and your...
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The third book of reading lessons, Volume 3

Brothers of the Christian schools of Ireland - 1841 - 316 pages
...that till to-morrow, which you can do to-day." If you were a servant, would you not be ashamed that a good master should catch you idle ? Are you, then,...your own master ? Be ashamed to catch yourself idle, where there is so much to be done for yourself, your family, your country, and your sovereign. " Handle...
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Lessons for young persons in humble life [by E. Frank].

Elizabeth Frank - 1842 - 304 pages
...till to-morrow, which you can do to-day." — If you were a servant, would you not be ashamed that a good master should catch you idle ? Are you then...there is so much to be done for yourself, your family, and your country. Handle your tools without mittens : remember that " The cat in gloves catches no...
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Life of Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin - 1846 - 250 pages
...you somewhat to do to-morrow, doit to-day. n " If you were a servant, would you not he ashamed that a good master should catch you idle ? Are you then your own master, he ashamed to catch yourself idle," as poor Dick says. When there is so much to he done for yourself,...
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