 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, For want of a rider, the battle was lost. For want of a battle, the kingdom was lost. And all for the want of a horseshoe nail.  The Education of the Poor in England and Europe - Page 30by David Kay - 1846 - 400 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 586 pages
...so long , " A little neglect," says poor Richard, " 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 of a little care about a horse-shoe nail. BV *... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1809 - 466 pages
...peer Richard, '« may breed great mischief: for want of a nail the shoe was lost ; for want of a slsoe the horse was lost ; for want of a horse the rider was lost ; being overtaken and slain by the enemy; all for want of a little care absut a horse-shoe nail. "... | |
 | Rev. John Thornton - Ethics - 1811 - 106 pages
...metal on which it grows. 131. Be diligent in little things, and remember " 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, being overtaken and slain by the enemy." 132. Good thoughts are apt to vanish away if they be not speedily... | |
 | 1813 - 550 pages
...verified, than in the omission of properly shoeing the horses at Moscow. " 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." The army remained in Smolensko two days, which were... | |
 | John Bancks - RUSSIA - 1813 - 328 pages
...completely verified, than in the omission of properly shoeing the horses at Moscow. " 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 hy the enemy." The army remained in Smolensko two days, which were one... | |
 | 1813 - 552 pages
...verified, than in the omission of properly shoeing the horses at Moscow. " 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." The army remained in Smolensko two days, which were one... | |
 | Scotland - 1860 - 796 pages
...carefulness of small matters. "A little neglect," he says, " 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." And this, which feebly attempts to improve the unadorned baldness... | |
 | England - 1844 - 826 pages
...the caprice of a courtier, or perhaps the accidental delay of a messenger. For want of a nail, the shoe was lost ; for want of a shoe, the horse was lost ; for want of a horse, the man — and so all was owing to the want of a nail ! Tin; two manners seem incompatible. Never mind.... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 610 pages
...revolt. " A little neglect," says poor Richard, " 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 of a little care about a horse-shoe nail."... | |
 | 1822 - 588 pages
...shoe at the proper time, may afford a seasonable hint on the same subject. " 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,) And all for want of care about a Itorse-sfwe nail."... | |
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