| 1837 - 352 pagina’s
...— Dr S. Johnson. 789. Neglect. — A little neglect may breed great mischief : — for-want • of a nail the shoe was lost ; for want of a shoe the horse was lost ; for want of a horse the rider was lost, 'being overtaken and slain by the enemy ; all for want... | |
| Marguerite Countess of Blessington - 1837 - 410 pagina’s
...heart, and all because of an indiscreet question. No, Fred, no ; 1 am wiser than that. For want of a nail, the shoe was lost — for want of a shoe, the horse was lost—- for want of a horse, the rider was lost, and all for want — no, Fred, no. I have just introduced... | |
| Elizabeth Susannah Simmonds - 1838 - 66 pagina’s
...BY THERESA TIDY. " For want of a nail the shoe was lost, " For want of a shoe the horse was lost, " For want of a horse the rider was lost, " (Being overtaken and slain by tlie enemy,) " And all for want of care about a horse-shoe nail." POOR RICHARD. THE TWENTY-THIRD EDITION.... | |
| Female excellence - 1838 - 240 pagina’s
...impossible to say how widely the evil may extend. This is the spirit of a popular saying ; " For want of a nail the shoe was lost ; for want of a shoe the horse was lost ; for want of a horse the rider was lost, being taken by his enemies ; and all for want of attention... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1839 - 96 pagina’s
...smallest matters, beeause sometimes 'A little negleet may breed great misehief ;* adding, ' For want of a nail the shoe was lost ; for want of a shoe the...overtaken and slain by the enemy, all for want of a little eare about a horse-shoe nail. So mueh for industry, my friends, and attention to one's own business... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 600 pagina’s
...is profitable ; for, If you tvould have a faithful servant, and one that you like, serve yourself. A little, neglect may breed great mischief; for want...for want of a little care about a horse-shoe nail. " III. So much for industry, my friends, and attention to one's own business ; but to these we must... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 342 pagina’s
...matters, because, sometimes. ' A little neglect may breed great mis4hief ; ' adding, ' For want of a nail the shoe was lost ; for want of a shoe the...overtaken and slain by the enemy, all for want of a little cure ahout a horse-shoe nail. ' So much for industry, my friends, and attention to one's own business... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 624 pagina’s
...; for, If you wmdd have a faithful servant, and VOL. II. 13 I one that you like, seme yourself. Jl little neglect may breed great mischief; for want...; for want of a shoe the horse was lost ; and for icant of a horse the rider was lost, being overtaken and slain by the enemy ; all for want of a little... | |
| Edward Stanley Bosanquet - 1840 - 436 pagina’s
...but by the want of it. If you would have a faithful servant, and one that you like, serve yourself. A little neglect may breed great mischief ; for want of a nail the shoe was lost, and for want of a shoe the horse was lost, and for want of a horse the rider was lost, being... | |
| Esther Copley, afterwards COPLEY HEWLETT (Esther) - 1841 - 248 pagina’s
...llichard,' A stitch in time saves nine,'—and, ' A little neglect may breed a great mischief—for want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse...of a horse the rider was lost; being overtaken and •n by an enemy, all for want of care about a horse-shoe SUNDRIES. 223. To white-wash a Cottage.—... | |
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