| Chapbooks - 1796 - 34 pages
...times', or the difficulty of paying taxes. IV. ' This doctrine, my friends, is reason and wisdom : but, after all, do not depend too much upon your own industry,...and prudence, though excellent things; for they may be all blasted without the blessing of Heaven; and therefore ask that blessing humbly, and be not uncharitable... | |
| Gleaner - 1805 - 426 pages
...or the difficulty of paying taxes. IV. 'This doctrine, my friends, is reason and wisdom: but, aftef all, do not depend too much upon your own industry,...and prudence, though excellent things; for they may be all blasted without the blesMng of Hêavrn ; and therefore ask that blessihg humbly, and be not... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 586 pages
...times, or the difficulty of paying taxes. ' IV. This doctrine, my friends, is reason and wisdom : but, after all, do not depend too much upon your own industry,...and prudence, though excellent things : for they may all be blasted, without the blessing of heaven; and therefore ask that blessing humbly, and be not... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1806 - 590 pages
...times, or the difficulty of paying taxes. ' IV. This doctrine, my friends, is reason and wisdom : but, after all, do not depend too much upon your own industry,...and prudence, though excellent things ; for they may all be blasted, without the blessing of heaven ; and therefore ask that blessing humbly, and be not... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 pages
...times, or the difficulty of paying taxes. IV. 'This doctrine, my friends, is reason and wisdom : but, after all, do not depend too much upon your own industry,...and prudence, though excellent things ; for they may all be blasted, without the blessing of Heaven : and, therefore, ask that blessing humbly, and be not... | |
| James Plumptre - English drama - 1812 - 424 pages
...times, or the difficulty of paying taxes. IV. This doctrine, my friends, is reason and wisdom : But, after all, do not depend too much upon your own industry,...and prudence, though excellent things ; for they may all be blasted, without THE BLESSING OF HEAVEN ; and therefore, ask that blessing humbly, and be not... | |
| George Miller - 1813 - 638 pages
...bad times, or the difficulty of p»yi"g taxes. This doctrine, my friends, is reason and wisdom : but, after all, do not depend too much upon your own industry,...and prudence, though excellent things ; for they may all be blasted, without the blessing of heaven ; and therefore ask that blessing humbly, and be not... | |
| Apprentices - 1821 - 162 pages
...or of the difficulty of paying taxes ? " IV. This doctrine, my friends, is reason and wisdom : but after all, do not depend too much upon your own industry,...and prudence, though excellent things; for they may all be blasted without the blessing of Heaven : and, therefore, ask that blessing humbly, and be not... | |
| British prose literature - 1821 - 356 pages
...times, or the difficulty of paying taxes. " IV. This doctrine, my friends, is reason and wisdom : but, after all, do not depend too much upon your own industry,...and prudence, though excellent things ; for they may all be blasted, without the blessing of Heaven : and therefore ask that blessing humbly; and be not... | |
| Cooking - 1821 - 24 pages
...privileges, and such a government tyrannical ? " (V. this doctrine, my friends, i§ reason and wisdom : but after all, do not depend too much upon your own industry,...frugality, and prudence though excellent things ; for they шау all be blasted without the blessings of Heaven : and, therefore, ask that blessing humbly, and... | |
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