 | Caleb Bingham - Readers - 1820 - 226 pages
...creditor, makes him easy six months longer. THE AMERICAN PRECEPTOR 73 8. But if he sees you at a billiard table, or hears your •voice at a tavern, when you should be at work, he sends for bis money the next day ; and demands it before he can receive it in a lamp. 9. It shows besides, that... | |
 | Apprentices - 1821 - 162 pages
...at night, heard by a creditor, makes him easy six months longer. But, if he sees you at a billiard table, or hears your voice at a tavern, when you Should be at work, he sends for his money the next day. Finer clothes than he or his wife wears, or greater expense in any particular than he affords himself,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1821 - 758 pages
...night, heard by a creditor, makes him easy six months longer. But if he sees you at a billiard-table, or hears your voice at a tavern, when you should be at work, he sends for his money the next day. Finer clothes than he or his wife wears, or greater expence in any particular than he affords himself,... | |
 | British prose literature - 1821 - 356 pages
...at night, heard by a creditor, makes him easy six months longer : but if he sees you at a billiard table, or hears your voice at a tavern, when you should be at work, be sends for his money the next day — demands it before he can receive it in a lump. It shows, besides,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1823 - 310 pages
...nine at night^ heard by a creditor makes him easy six months longer ; but if he sees you at a billiard table, or hears your voice at a tavern when you should be at work, he sends for his money the next day ; demands it before he can receive it in a lump. It shews, besides, that you are mindful of what you... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - Ethics - 1824 - 308 pages
...nine at night, heard by a creditor, makes him easy six months longer; but if he sees you at a billiard table, or hears your voice at a tavern, when you should be at work, he sends for his money the next day ; demands it before he can receive it in a lump. It shows, besides, that you are mindful of what you... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1825 - 324 pages
...night, heard by a creditor, makes him easy six months longer ; but if he sees you at a billiard-table, or hears your voice at a tavern, when you should be at work, he sends for his money the next day ; demands it before he can receive it in a lump. It shows, besides, that you are mindful of what you... | |
 | Caleb Bingham - 1825 - 234 pages
...nwkes ' easy six months Icnjtr. • 8. Uut 8. But if he sees you at a billiard table, or heare yotfr voice at a tavern, when you should be at work, he sends for his money the next day ; and demands it before he can receive it in a lump. 9. It shows, besides, that you are mindful of... | |
 | African Americans - 1826 - 238 pages
...night, heard by a creditor, makes him easy six months longer. 8. Hut if he sees you at a billiard-table, or hears your voice at a tavern, when you should be at work, he sends for his money the next day, and demands it before he can receive it in a lump. 9. It shows, besides, that you are mindful of what... | |
 | United States - 1826 - 440 pages
...heard by a creditor, makes him easy six mouths longer ; but if he see you at a billiard-table, or hear your voice at a tavern, when you should be at work, he sends for his money the next day ; demands it before he can receive it in a lump. It shews, besides, that you are mindful of what you... | |
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The most trifling actions that affect a man's credit, are to be regarded. The sound of your hammer at five in the morning, or nine at night... 
