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" Don't give too much for the whistle  "
How Benjamin Franklin, the printer boy, made his mark - Page 7
by William Makepeace Thayer - 1875 - 264 pages
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Poor Richard; or, The way to wealth

Benjamin Franklin - 1820 - 72 pages
...whistle gave me pleasure. This little event, however, was afterwards of use to me, the impressions continuing on my mind : so that often, when I was...tempted to buy some unnecessary thing, I said to myself, do not give too much for the whistle ; and so I saved my money. As I grew up, came into the world,...
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An American Selection of Lessons in Reading and Speaking: Calculated to ...

Noah Webster - Elocution - 1804 - 254 pages
...me mere chagrin than the whistle gave me pleasure. 4. This, however, wai afterwards of me to roe ; the impression continuing on my mind, so that often...unnecessary thing, I said to myself, Don't give too tnuchjw the -whistle. And so I' sated my money. 5. As I grew up and came inii the world) and observed...
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Select Pieces

Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1804 - 78 pages
...WHISTLE. Franklin. ation; and the reflection gave me more chagrin than the whistle gave me pleasure. This, however, •was afterwards of use to me, the impression continuing on my mind ; so that often \vhen I was tempted to buy some unnecessary thing, I said to myself Don't give too much for the whistle...
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Beauties of British Prose

Sydney Melmoth - English prose literature - 1805 - 368 pages
...I cried with vexation ; and the reflection gave me more chagrin than the whistle gave me pleasure. This, however, was afterwards of use to me, the impression continuing on my mind ; so that often, 'when I \vas tempted to buy some unnecessary thing, I said to myself, Don't give too much for the whistle ;...
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The complete works ... of ... Benjamin Franklin, Volume 3

Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 586 pages
...vexation; and the reflection VOL. in. 2 i gave gave me more chagrin, than the whistle gave me pleasure. This however was afterwards of use to me, the impression...to myself, Don't give too much for the whistle; and sol saved my money. As I grew up, came into the world, and observed the actions of men, I thought I...
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The Complete Works in Philosophy, Politics, and Morals, of the ..., Volume 3

Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1806 - 590 pages
...I cried with vexation; and the reflection gave me more chagrin, than the whistle gave me pleasure. This however was afterwards of use to me, the impression...myself, Don't give too much for the. whistle; and so 1 saved my money. As I grew up, came into the world, and observed the. actions of men, I thought...
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A manual of essays, selected from various authors, Volume 2

Manual - Essays - 1809 - 324 pages
...with vexation ; and the reflection VOL. u. T gave me more chagrin, than the whistle gave me pleasure. This, however, was afterwards of use to me, the impression...to myself, Don't give too much for the whistle, and so I saved my money. As I grew up, came into the world, and observed the actions of men, I thought...
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An American Selection of Lessons in Reading and Speaking: Calculated to ...

Noah Webster - Readers - 1809 - 202 pages
...cried with vexation ; and the reflection gave me more chagrin than die Whistle gave me pleasure. 4. This, however, was afterwards of use to me ; the impression continuing on my mind, so that often when I waa tempted to buy some unnecessary thing, I said to myself, Don't gi-up too much/or the Whistle. And...
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Works of the Late Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of Memoirs of His Early Life

Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1810 - 292 pages
...I cried with vexation- ; and thereflection gave me more chagiinthajj the whistle gave me pleasure. This however was afterwards of use to me, the impression continuing on my mind-: so that often, wi>en I was tempted to buy some unnecessary thing I said to mvsell, dou-t give too much for the whistle...
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The Essays, Humourous, Moral and Literary: Of the Late Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin - American essays - 1811 - 190 pages
...I cried with vexation ; and the reflection gave me more chagrin than the whistle gave me pleasure. This however was afterwards of use to me, the impression...unnecessary thing, I said to myself, Don't give too much far the whistle ; and so I saved my money. AS I grew up, came into the world, and obserVed the actions...
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