Creditors are a superstitious sect, great observers of set days and times. The day comes round before you are aware, and the demand is made before you are prepared to satisfy it. Or if you bear your debt in mind, the term which at first seemed so long,... The Cheap magazine [ed. by G. Miller.] Vol - Page 103edited by - 1813Full view - About this book
| Chapbooks - 1796 - 34 pages
...comes round before you are aware, and the demand is made before you are prepared to satisfy it; or, if you bear your debt in mind, the term, which at...well as his shoulders. " Those have a short Lent, who owe money to be paid at Easter." At present, perhaps, you may think yourselves in thriving circumstances,... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 72 pages
...comes round before you are aware, and the demand is made before you are prepared to satisfy it. Or if you bear your debt in mind, the term which at first...well as his shoulders. ' Those have a short Lent,' says poor Richard, ' who owe money to be paid at Easter/ ' Then since,' as he says, ' the borrower... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1804 - 78 pages
...comes round before you are aware, and the demand is made before you are prepared to satisfy it. Or if you bear your debt in mind, the term which at first..."Those have a short Lent (saith poor Richard), who own money to be paid at Easter." Then since, as he says, " The borrower is a slave to the lender, and... | |
| Gleaner - 1805 - 426 pages
...comes round before you are aware, and the demand is made before you are prepared to satisfy it ; or if you bear your debt in mind, the term, which at...seem to have added wings to his heels, as well as to his shoulders. " Those haVe a short Lent, who owe money to be paid at Easter." At present, perhaps... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 586 pages
...comes round before you are aware,, and the demand is made before, you are prepared to satisfy it; or, if you bear your debt in mind, the term, which at...as well as his shoulders. Those have a short lent, who owe money to be paid at Easter." At present, perhaps, you may think yourselves in thriving circumstances,.... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1806 - 590 pages
...comes round before you are aware, and the demand is made before you are prepared to satisfy it ; or, if you bear your debt in mind, the term, which at...short : time will seem to have added wings to his heek .as well as his shoulders. " Those have a short lent, who owe money to be paid at Easter." At... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 pages
...comes round before you are aware, and the demand is made before you are prepared to satisfy it ; or, if you bear your debt in mind, the term, which at...well as his shoulders. " Those have a short Lent, who owe money to be paid at Easter." At present, perhaps, you may think yourselves in thriving circumstances,... | |
| James Plumptre - English drama - 1812 - 424 pages
...the demand is made before you are prepared to satisfy it; or, if you bear your debt in mind, the time which at first seemed so long, will, as it lessens,...well as his shoulders. " Those have a short Lent, who owe " money to be paid at Easter." At present, perhaps, you may think yourselves in thriving circumstances,... | |
| 1812 - 314 pages
...comes round before you are aware, and the demand is made before you are prepared to satisfy it. Or if you bear your debt in mind, the term which at first seemed so longi will, as it lessens, appear extremely short, Time will seem to have added wings to his heels... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1819 - 520 pages
...comes round before you are aware, and the demand is made before you are prepared to satisfy it ; or, if you bear your debt in mind, the term, which at...long, will, as it lessens, appear extremely short : tinae will seem to have added wings to his heels as well as his shoulders. Those have a short Lent,... | |
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