 When I see a merchant over polite to his customers, — begging them to take a little brandy, and throwing his goods on the counter, — thinks I, That man has an axe to grind. When I see a man flattering the people, making great professions of attachment...  The treasury of wit and anecdote - Pagina 105door The treasury of wit and anecdote - 1842Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1834 - 430 pagina’s
...grindstone for a vill,iin. When I see a man flattering the people, making great professions of attachment to liberty, who is in private life a tyrant, methinks, look out, good people, that fellow would set you to turning grindstone. When I see a man holding a fat office sounding the ' horn on the borders' to... | |
 | Robert Joseph Sullivan - 1850 - 524 pagina’s
...has an axe to grind. When I see a man flattering the people, making great professions of attachment to liberty, who is in private life a tyrant— methinks, look out, good people ; that fellow would get you turning grindstones. When I see a man hoisted into office by party spirit — without a single... | |
 | 1850 - 216 pagina’s
...has an axe to grind. When I see a man flattering tie people, making great professions of attachment to liberty, who is in private life a tyrant, methinks,...to render him either respectable or useful, alas! methiuks, deluded people, you are doomed for a season to turn the grindstone for a booby." A COMMON... | |
 | William Oland Bourne - 1854 - 350 pagina’s
...into office by party spir', without a single qualification "• 'to render him either re."' Actable or useful — alas ! methinks, deluded people, you...doomed for a season to turn the grindstone for a booby. ^^M MEER .IAFFIER AND THE BRITISH. THE progress of tlie British arms in India had been such, that in... | |
 | William Sherwood - 1856 - 466 pagina’s
...has an axe to grind. When I see a man flattering the people, making great professions of attachment to liberty, who is in private life a tyrant, methinks,...spirit, without a single qualification to render him respectable or useful, alas ! methinks, deluded people, you are doomed for a season to turn the grindstone... | |
 | 1857 - 498 pagina’s
...nn axe to grind. When I see a man flattering the people, ... ;ki;:g great professions of attachment to liberty, who is in private life a tyrant, methinks,...to render him either respectable or useful, alas! metHnks, deluded people, you are doomed for a season to turn the grindstone for a booby." THE DUTIES... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1857 - 488 pagina’s
...has an axe to grind. When I see a man flattering the people, making great professions of attachment to liberty, who is in private life a tyrant, methinks,...would set you turning grindstones. When I see a man hoisted96 into office by party spirit, without a single qualification to render him either respectable... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1857 - 490 pagina’s
...people, making great professions of attachment to liberty, who is in private life a tyrant, uiethiuks, Look out, good people ! that fellow would set you turning grindstones. When I see a man hoisted96 into office by party spirit, without a single qualification to render him either respectable... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1858 - 752 pagina’s
...making great professions of attachment to liberty, who is in private life a tyrant, methinks, Look ont, good people ! that fellow would set you turning grindstones....When I see a man hoisted into office by party spirit, withont a single qualification to render him either respectable or useful — alas ! methinks, delnded... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1859 - 812 pagina’s
...man flattering the people, making great professions of attachment to liberty, who is in private lite a tyrant, methinks, Look out, good people ! that fellow...render him either respectable or useful, — alas ! methiuks, deluded people, you are doomed for a season to turn the grindstone for a booby. MEMORIAL... | |
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